Jr. SW Developer

Jr. SW Developer

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, junior software developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various additional open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud environments. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer.This position is located in Fairfax,VA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities include:

• As a junior software developer, you will contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot.
• Write clean, well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building robust full applications.
• Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, coding, code reviews, and testing.
• Author and review frontend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming techniques.
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs, gaining experience in API design patterns and microservice communication.
• Build a solid understanding of data structures, problem solving, algorithm design, and data formats (JSON, YAML).
• Participate in daily standups, code collaboration sessions, and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress.
• Engage in client and end-user discussions to provide a technical perspective on application capabilities.
• Participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features with accurate estimates.
• Author automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend.
• Continuously improve development tooling, processes, and system architecture.
• Gain practical experience in database design (e.g. PostgreSQL) and optimizing data access patterns.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role include:

• Demonstrated understanding of modern coding languages and technologies (e.g. HTML, Angular, Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript).
• Positive, can-do attitude with a desire to contribute to team success.
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and within a dynamic team, continuously delivering quality code for team review and product owner demonstration.
• Eagerness to research, learn, and apply emerging technologies.

Due to the nature of government contracts, US citizenship is required.