Software Engineer 2- Full Stack Developer

SWE2 - Full Stack developer with experience with Front End technologies such as REACT. 

Wyetech is seeking a Software Engineer 2 (SWE2) to join a small, dynamic development team supporting the COUNTERPUNCH mission. This position is ideal for a strong Full Stack Developer with significant Front End development experience , particularly with ReactJS, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 .

The Software Engineer will develop, maintain, and optimize mission-focused web applications and user interfaces while working closely with team members, mission customers, end users, and Government leadership in an Agile environment. The successful candidate will translate requirements, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes into responsive, scalable, accessible, and user-friendly applications.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Strong Full Stack development experience with an emphasis on Front End technologies.

• Strong UI development experience using ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 .

• Strong experience developing and maintaining scalable server-side applications and microservices using Node.js and Express.js .

• Experience designing and implementing high-performance web-based graph visualization interfaces capable of rendering and interacting with large-scale datasets consisting of thousands of nodes and edges while maintaining responsiveness and usability.

• Experience with automated JavaScript testing and code-quality frameworks, including ESLint and Jest .

• Experience gathering user needs, requirements, and feedback and translating wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and user stories into clean, reusable, and scalable Front End code.

• Proven ability to design, implement, and consume well-structured, secure, and documented RESTful APIs .

• Proficiency with GitLab for version control, CI/CD pipelines, and project management.

• Knowledge and implementation experience with Section 508/WCAG accessibility standards .

• Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as React , REST services, Docker containers , and orchestration technologies including Kubernetes (CK8S) and Helm .

• Proven ability to work independently as part of a small development team, take ownership of assigned tasks, manage development timelines, and proactively solve problems with minimal supervision.

• Experience working within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to engage with senior leadership, mission stakeholders, and end users to gather requirements and provide tailored technical and project updates.

• Experience delivering high-impact product demonstrations to application users and leadership.

• Ability to author accurate and concise project updates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize user interfaces using Node.js, ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 .

• Create and maintain user-friendly web applications that meet mission requirements.

• Translate wireframes, mockups, prototypes, user stories, and customer requirements into functional, responsive, scalable, and reusable user interfaces.

• Collaborate directly with mission customers and Government leadership to capture requirements and recommend product enhancements that improve application functionality and mission effectiveness.

• Ensure UI design remains consistent with established design principles.

• Utilize UI libraries, frameworks, and reusable components to streamline development and improve maintainability.

• Perform application testing using organization-approved browsers to ensure a consistent and seamless user experience.

• Debug and troubleshoot UI and application issues.

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve application performance and the overall user experience.

• Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in UI and Full Stack development.

• Participate in code reviews and provide and receive constructive feedback to maintain high-quality code.

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.

• Confer with analysts, Systems Engineers, and Software Engineers to derive software requirements and understand project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.

• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, system flows, data usage, work processes, and problem areas.

• Develop and implement algorithms that meet or exceed system performance and functional standards, including strict timing, resource, and interface constraints.

• Design, develop, and modify software systems using appropriate analytical methods to evaluate design outcomes and consequences.

• Debug existing software and correct defects.

• Design and code new software and modify existing software to add functionality.

• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments.

• Write and review software and system documentation.

• Recommend and implement improvements to documentation and software-development process standards.

• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.

• Perform quality control on team products.

• Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.

• Serve as a team lead when appropriate to the software-development process and project requirements.

• Oversee software-development activities as required and ensure work is completed within established development-process constraints.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Scrum Lead experience and certification .

• Familiarity with Node.js and ReactJS packages including Babel, nwsapi, Winston, Graphology, AG Grid, and Sigma .

Education & LCAT Qualifications:

• Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

• Four (4) years of additional Software Engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.

Work Location:

• Contractor Facility – Annapolis Junction, Maryland

• Position requires both low-side and high-side access .

Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI/ Fullscope Polygraph with MPO

• Client-level polygraph

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required.

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

Additional benefits include:

• Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.

Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:

• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Vision and Dental

• Life and AD&D Benefits

• Short and Long-Term Disability

• Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances

• Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services

• Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000

• Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts

• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS

• Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.

• Employees receive two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.

Salary Range:$93.63-$113.63 USD Hourly

Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or View email address on wyetech.applytojob.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.

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