Software Engineer II

Fearless Digital

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Public Trust
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$125,000 - $150,000
Occasional travel
IT - Software
Remote/HybridAlexandria, VA (On/Off-Site)

Location
In-person, hybrid, and remote options are available. Our offices are located in Baltimore. Must be able and willing to visit client site in Northern Virginia.


Employment Type
Full-time

Fearless is looking for a Software Engineer II to add to our diverse team of 250+ employees (and counting!).

What you’ll be doing:
We’re looking to change the world by building software with a soul, and we want your help.

The Software Engineer II develops, maintains, and enhances complex software systems that solve customer and user problems. This role brings breadth across software development skills and depth in specific technologies like languages and frameworks that allows them to build effective software solutions. The Software Engineer II shares in the responsibility with other software engineers and team members to deliver maintainable solutions.

We need your coding skills! What other skills will help you succeed at Fearless? Glad you asked! We’re excited about candidates who can accomplish the following:

Responsibilities and Contributions
Organizational and Leadership Role
Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills.
Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership.
Functional Role
Decomposes tasks into discrete objectives to serve the strategic direction of the team.
Builds software solutions with minimal direction in the form of maintainable code in accordance with the project/organization technical standards.
Delivers complete software solutions that function well within the full system including documentation and automated unit/integration tests.
Debugs existing software and corrects defects.
Performs manual exploratory testing individually and with the team, as appropriate for the project test strategy.
Advises the team on specific implementation options that meet business requirements.
Contributes actively in team Agile processes through collaboration, discussion, and/or preparation.
Provides feedback to improve the team’s technical procedures.
Collaborates with other Engineers and Designers to implement features that meet design specifications and deliver business value.
Contributes during all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code.
Coaches others on the team through code reviews.
Seeks and engages peer-reviews of tasks and deliverables; coaches others when reviewing their tasks and deliverables.
Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies
Must-Have Skills
Proficient in web-development including front-end (browser) and back-end (server) including UI components, client-server integrations, APIs, and data persistence.
Proficient in at least one programming language and associated framework such as Node.js (express), Python (Django/Flask), Go, Java 8+ (Spring.io), Ruby (Ruby on Rails).
Proficient with important libraries and technologies in the ecosystem of programming language expertise.
Proficient with the unit testing frameworks appropriate to the language of expertise.
Proficient with HTML, Javascript and ability to quickly translate designs into well structured markup and maintainable CSS.
Proficient with at least one front-end technology like React, Angular, Vue, Ember, Backbone, Svelte.
Experience with building applications in containerized development environments.
Expert in basic git actions like cloning, creating branches, navigating between branches, staging code for commit, committing code, resetting, and merging.
Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
Ability to discuss technical tasks and team process topics with team members and outside stakeholders.
Proficiency with advanced Git actions like rebasing, squashing, and cherry-picking.
Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, and build relationships and influence others.
Highly Desired Skills and Experience
BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree.
Proficient in more than one programming language like Node.js, Python, Go, Java 8+, Ruby, etc.
Understanding of Agile principles.
Experience implementing applications for execution in a containerized production environment; for example Docker in a container orchestration platform like Amazon ECS or Kubernetes.
Experience developing applications hosted with a cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar IaaS/PaaS providers.
Experience with test scripting frameworks like Selenium and Cypress.js.
Holds a current CompTIA Security+ certification.
So, what’s next?
Over the years, we’ve honed our interview process to help ensure that every team member we hire is the right fit for us and that we’re the right fit for them. If we think you’re a good fit, we’ll get in touch and start scheduling your interviews! Depending on the role's/project's requirements, the interview process may include some differences. At the minimum

Introductory Interview: This is where you and your recruiter will build rapport, explore your career and educational background, discuss salary expectations, role requirements, and set expectations for the interview process, specific to the position of interest.
Technical Interview (Skills Fit): This is where we get into the nitty gritty of the project. During the Technical Interview, you’ll be interviewed by the technical team to dig more into your background and technical capabilities.
Business Interview: At this point, you’ve made it to the final frontier! The Business Interview is when you’ll meet with Fearless leadership to dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and determine whether or not we’ll be moving forward with the hiring process.
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At Fearless, we have a unique opportunity to change the world. Because we serve the government sector, we’re able to build powerful and scalable technologies that make a real difference in people’s lives. We don’t take this responsibility lightly. In fact, we work hard to help our clients think 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 about how to provide services and experiences in the digital age. Using best-in-class technology and agile and DevOps approaches, we’re modernizing and transforming the experiences of millions of people. We're constantly pushing the envelope so that we don’t just stay ahead of the tech industry: we help drive it forward. 𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

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