Full Stack Developer
About The Position
GDIT is seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to support high‑impact customer initiatives in Washington, DC. This role is ideal for engineers who excel in building production-grade user interfaces, thrive in Agile environments, and are excited about solving complex problems at scale. You will work across the entire application stack with a strong emphasis on React and either Python or Java. You’ll architect and build performant microservices, tackle complex engineering challenges, and guide technical decision‑making. This role demands experience with high-throughput, low‑latency systems and modern cloud tooling.
Requirements
- 8+ years of full stack development experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on React development.
- Strong background in Java-based web development and distributed systems.
- Proven experience building production-grade React applications (components, routing, state management, APIs, optimization).
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools for design, implementation, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Solid understanding of application architecture and modern design patterns.
- Proficiency with Git, branching strategies, code reviews, and CI/CD.
- Experience leading engineering teams or mentoring developers.
- Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience integrating with AWS SDKs (e.g., S3).
- Developing scalable RESTful services in cloud environments.
- Understanding of Section 508 accessibility standards and testing tools.
- Familiarity with modern UI/UX principles.
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance core services supporting customer intake, screening, and data dissemination.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and architectural issues.
- Work end‑to‑end across the stack with full ownership of implementation.
- Propose innovative, data‑driven solutions that operate effectively at scale.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced, open, and highly technical environment.
- Lead and mentor developers to engineers and deliver high-quality software solutions.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedule.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Opportunities for career growth and internal mobility.
- A collaborative, innovative engineering culture.
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on mission-critical systems.
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
- Short and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
