Job Description
Description
The Associate Software Developer will assist in researching, designing, writing, testing, debugging, and reviewing software. The duties and responsibilities require a willingness to learn and a commitment to modern software development practices in order to deliver quality custom software solutions to our customers. The Associate Software Developer will contribute code in a team setting while emphasizing the following growth areas: increased coding velocity, learning of new skills, maintaining familiarity with our existing codebases, assimilating domain knowledge of our projects, and learning design principles and professional software development best practices.
The Associate Software Developer will work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. They will develop feature code while working with other software developers, engineers, and business leaders. They will break down complex problems into smaller, more manageable components. They will be expected to be passionate about software as a craft, be motivated to self-teach, and thrive in dynamic environments. They will take ownership for individual code contributions, both in their validation against requirements and verification against best practices and design principles. They will seek out learning opportunities and exude professionalism while being mentored by more experienced professionals. They will work to increase their overall coding velocity. They will acquire the requisite domain specific subject matter expertise to be effective.
Responsibilities:
Seek guidance and accept constructive feedback from teammates and other technical experts within the company.
Strive for learning and implementing best practices: source control, agile methodologies, clean code.
Engage in self-study and training to stay current with emerging technologies and processes.
Assimilate Knowledge of Existing Codebase(s) and Requisite Tooling/Technologies/Skills to be effective.
Research, Design, Write, Test, Debug, and Review Feature Code.
Participate in Sprint Planning sessions, Reviews, Daily Stand Ups, and Other Agile Collaboration Activities with Teammates, Leadership, and Product Owners.
Inform teammates and project leadership of impediments/blockers.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Document learning and problem-solving steps.
Assist with writing, reviewing, and maintaining technical documentation.
Break down system/subsystem level problems methodically and into their components.
Participate in solving group problems.
Research and develop custom solutions.
Support test and evaluation events.
Education: Bachelor's degree preferred in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering; or equivalent experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
1-3 years of professional experience developing software in a team setting
Professional experience utilizing programming languages
Proficiency with standard computer applications and engineering tools
The motivation and discipline to self-teach to gain new skills as required by new projects and stay current with the latest software development tools and best practices
The ability to produce code in a team setting utilizing modern DevOps toolchains while following agile processes (this includes using Git for source control)
Passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions
The ability to effectively operate in a team environment
US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Excellent technical communication skills
Client-Server Interface Development / API Design (RESTful and WebSockets)
API Documentation (Swagger, OpenAPI)
API Security (Authentication, Authorization, OAuth2)
Web Service Architectures
Web Servers
Databases
SOLID Principles
Containerization (Docker)
Java
Python
Typescript
JavaScript
C
Material-UI
HTML/CSS
State Management
Wireframing
Data Visualization Design
UI/UX Principles
Experience working with the Department of Defense
Benefits:
LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit:
Why LinQuest?
LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers' portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest's corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees' creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.
Qualifications
Licenses & Certifications
Ability to Obtain (required)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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