Full Stack Developer, Washington DC

Job Title

• Full Stack Developer

Submission Requirement

• Resumes need to be no more than 2 pages in length

Job Description

• Work across teams to design and deploy software solutions
• Discover government datasets that could help in solution development
• Interact with our product team on current and upcoming user requirements
• Interface regularly with client, train users, and obtain feedback

Qualifications

• Requirement: U.S Citizen and eligible to obtain a US Government Security Clearance
• We have multiple openings for Full Stack candidates with PhDs, MA/MS, and with BA/BS in in Sciences, Mathematics, or Engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of PHP (Back end), MySQL, relational database design, and able to pull data from databases/design user tables
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, version control systems (Git, SVN), and Linux based web hosting systems/command-line interfaces
• Previous experience with MVC (Model View Controller) design patterns, preferably CodeIgnitor (CI) PHP framework, and able to get up to speed on CI framework
• Awareness and understanding of product technical constraints, resources, scalability constraints, and security principles
• Knowledge of AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes is a plus.

Personality Traits:

• Has deep empathy for the end user and excited to talk to customers to reach a deep understanding of requirements
• Able to take customer requests and feedback and turn them into technical requirements for our product roadmap.
• Can verbalize several proposed solutions for a given problem. Earnest to collaborate, but defaults to action and can autonomously figure out the solution to a problem.
• Is opinionated but enjoys the benefits of being a generalist and not tied down to a specific language, framework, or part of our codebase.
• Are naturally curious and willing to pick up new skills, including training junior members of the team
• Gets excited about solving interesting problems.
• Is resourceful and resilient when faced with ambiguity and new challenges

Location

• Washington, D.C.