Senior Software Developer Lead/Expert (Java/Python)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Software Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

JavaScript, Microservices Architecture, RESTful Web Services, Software Development, Spring Boot

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Senior Software Developer

We value:

• Writing code rather than documents
• Shipping products rather than talking about roadmaps
• Big features rather than changing button colors

If this sounds like you, let’s talk.

Who You Are: We're looking for exceptional engineers who are passionate about our mission and have a strong desire to make a meaningful impact. The ideal candidate will have:

• Proficient in Python/Java or similar language; an expert in majority of language constructs, able to apply them fluently to solve complicated and complex problems.
• Designed a non-trivial distributed system (multi-tier) - storage layers, caching layers, application layers, understanding of failure modes, expertise with applying a strangler-pattern to transform a system from a monolith to a microservice architecture
• Microservice Architecture experience, especially with high throughput and low-latency systems.
• Experience with performance tuning.
• Has done a complex systems migration involving multiple phases with dark reads, dark writes, light reads, light writes. 

What You’ll Do:

• Work in a fast paced, collaborative environment where ideas are discussed and challenged openly.
• Deliver new features and improve reliability of our core services including the major read/write paths for customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination.
• Identify major system bottlenecks, or flaws in business logic, and proactively address them.
• Take ownership over core product problems, be able to come up with your own solutions that you love and prove through data that it is impactful at scale.
• Work across the stack to solve problems, there is no reliance on another engineer or team to get something done for you.

Required Skills and Education:

• Minimum of 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience (Java and/or Python)
• Minimum of 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Must have experience designing a non-trivial distributed system (multi-tier) - storage layers, caching layers, application layers, understanding of failure modes, expertise with applying a strangler-pattern to transform a system from a monolith to a microservice architecture
• Must have Microservice Architecture experience, especially with high throughput and low-latency systems
• Experience working with complex systems migration involving multiple phases with dark reads, dark writes, light reads, light writes 
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C
• Positions are remote, but some travel to DC, approx. 10-25% 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

GDIT takes care of their employees. We are a team. You will be heard and treated fairly. Our people are our strength, and we are proud of what we can do. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, we invite you to be part of this change and look forward to the solutions you provide.

The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote