Software Engineer I with TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@fearless.tech to submit a formal request to Human Resources. 

Compensation

Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole “you” over the course of your career.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills — is given equal pay for equal work. 

Salary

• Minimum Salary: $91,553
• Salary Midpoint: $119,020.07
• Maximum Salary: $146,485.51
• Hiring Range:  Same

Location

• Hybrid opportunity in Columbia, MD. Potential for up to 2 days telework.

 

Employment Type

Full Time

What you’ll be doing

We’re looking to change the world by building software with a soul, and we want your help.

The Engineer I builds, tests, and maintains diverse software systems that solve customer and user problems.  They deliver solutions with guidance from experienced team members and based upon documented requirements.  Their tasks are performed in a variety of domains including front-end, back-end, operations, testing, and data science. 

We need your Engineer 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 

• Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership.

Functional Role 

• Delivers code solutions in accordance with team code expectations; follows all team processes for submitting and reviewing code.
• Performs manual exploratory testing individually and with the team, as appropriate for the project test strategy.
• Implements scripts for automation or data processing.
• Assists with refining tasks and user stories by conducting research, preparing for backlog refinement, and asking questions.
• Troubleshoots and debugs technical problems.
• Participates in peer-reviews of assigned tasks and related code.
• Works with the team to continuously learn and improve.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies  

Must-Have Skills

• Experience implementing AWS Services in production, On-prem and cloud architecture software implementation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript, React, containerized architectures, Docker, Helm, CI/CD, Spring, REST Services, and Databases.
• Obtain an active TS/SCI Full Scope Poly Clearance.
• Basic understanding of computer systems including web-development, persistence, networking, and operations..
• Experience building web applications using object oriented/functional programming concepts.
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• Understanding of basic git actions like cloning, creating branches, navigating between branches, staging code for commit, committing code, resetting, and merging.
• Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, build relationships, and influence others.

Highly Desired Skills and Experience 

• Basic experience developing apps hosted with a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, Heroku, or similar IaaS or PaaS providers.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and trouble-shoot problems in software systems.

 

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