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Full Stack Software Developer

MQ Prime is a Virginia based small business who are experts in the world of Cyber Engineering and Software Development.  Built on decades of expertise, we support Commercial and Government clients, providing development, design and implementation of cutting-edge solutions.  Our personnel maintain support for cyber solutions throughout all of the Government and continue to develop capabilities to fill operational gaps.

MQ Prime offers a salary and benefits package that surpasses industry standards while also providing a varied and expanding portfolio of programs at multiple classification levels to enable employee growth. We want you to grow as we do. Come join us!

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer to support the development and integration of various intelligence capabilities into a test and operational environment. You will be a member of a project team responsible for designing and deploying numerous components into a larger system infrastructure.  This will involve a broad spectrum of responsibilities ranging from front-end user UI/UX design to back-end application software development, maintenance, testing, and debugging Mission Applications software.  As a full stack software developer, you be responsible for implementation of UI/UX designs and other front-end components, ensuring that the user experience is intuitive and effective for operational users as well as direct development of the application software logic, database implementations, application integration, API interaction, and other back-end software development elements required.  A background in building intelligence community operational-level software solutions is a plus.

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement user interfaces for web applications, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience

  • Ensure that newly developed components and features adhere to our design systems and guidelines to ensure consistency across applications

  • Design, develop, and maintain back-end systems, with a focus on optimizing performance and ensuring reliability for mission-critical applications

  • Implement and maintain RESTful APIs, primarily using Java and the Spring Boot framework, to support back-end service integration and data processing

  • Enhance back-end infrastructure to detect and prevent configuration issues, optimizing code quality and deployment stability

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the back-end stack, including server-side logic, database interactions, and integration with third-party services

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate applications across the stack

  • Troubleshoot and resolve Jenkins performance issues, ensuring build times are accurate and efficient

  • Support the development of an automated health monitoring system to detect deployment and resource issues

  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline back-end service deployment and configuration management

  • Develop scripts and automation tools to facilitate the deployment and scaling of back-end services across various environments

  • Thoroughly test and review code and make sure it meets acceptance criteria

  • Stay current with industry trends and best practices

  • Lead and execute the migration and updating of JDK versions in codebases (e.g., from Java 8 to Java 17)

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or a related discipline

  • 7+ years of relevant software development experience across front-end and back-end development disciplines

  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript and developing with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. VUE, REACT, Angular)

  • Experience developing software using Java, or similar programming language

  • Experience with software engineering tools (e.g., Git/Subversion, IDE)

  • Experience with REST API development/maintenance using Java and Spring Boot framework

  • Experience with Jenkins for pipeline integration and deployment

  • Experience working in an agile development environment using issue tracking software (e.g. Jira)

  • Experience with automated testing platforms and unit tests

  • Experience with software peer review processes as both a contributor and a reviewer

  • Capable of working effectively with a geographically distributed development team

  • Willingness to learn and explore new tools, languages, and technologies as needed

  • Familiarity with design systems and component libraries

  • Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

  • Strong communication skills to articulate design concepts and decisions

  • Strong troubleshooting skills with a focus on optimizing deployment processes

  • Position is Hybrid, but the candidate must be willing to work in the Herndon, VA office up to 5 days a week as needed

  • TS/SCI clearance and be willing and able to pass a CI polygraph

Preferred qualifications:

  • Familiarity with VUE2, VUE3, VUEX/Pinia, Vuetify, Vis, Cypress

  • Some experience with web-sockets, data streaming, and other real-time data methods

  • Ability to write performant code, as the amount of data being sent, processed, and received in the apps can be very large

  • Experience with splitting up a monolithic UI into separate/stand-alone applications and micro-services

  • Experience with 3rd party software like Keycloak, Cesium, OpenSearch, Kafka, NiFi, OpenSearch, Terraform

  • Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices

  • Proficient in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, or similar is a bonus as UI/UX design work is done in collaboration with frontend developers

  • Experience with SQL/database/ORM/MongoDB

  • REST API development/maintenance for geospatial and remote sensing applications

  • Experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and scripting

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