Junior Software Engineer
About The Position
Coforma is hiring a curious, conscientious, fast-learning Junior Software Engineer for its distributed team supporting a federal government client. The role involves writing production code early with support, completing well-scoped tickets, pairing with senior engineers, and gradually taking on larger and more ambiguous areas of the system. Coforma will provide training in Microsoft Dynamics, Azure Government, and the integration landscape; candidates should bring solid programming fundamentals and a willingness to learn. The engineer will help build a large-scale travel reimbursement system comprising a Microsoft Dynamics 365 staff-facing portal, a .NET claims and reimbursement API running in Azure Government, an auto-adjudication rules engine, and integrations with internal and external identity, eligibility, and payment systems. The position is remote and open to residents of specified US states. Some travel may be required. The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship and be able to pass a Public Trust background check and any applicable project-related checks.
Requirements
- At least one year of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent experience through a computer science or related degree, coding bootcamp, military service, apprenticeship, open-source contribution, or demonstrated self-taught work.
- Working proficiency in at least one object-oriented or general-purpose programming language; willingness to work primarily in C#.
- Understanding of programming fundamentals, including data structures, control flow, functions and classes, error handling, and reading others' code.
- Familiarity with SQL and relational database concepts, including tables, keys, and joins.
- Basic understanding of HTTP, REST APIs, and JSON.
- Experience using Git for version control, including branches and pull requests.
- Some exposure to automated testing, at minimum unit tests, and willingness to make testing a habit.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain work completed, attempts made, and blockers.
- Curiosity and persistence in investigating problems, and ability to ask clear questions when blocked.
- Comfort asking for help and working remotely with a team distributed across multiple time zones.
- Full-time resident of the contiguous United States and legally authorized to work in the US now and in the future without sponsorship.
- Ability to pass a Public Trust background check and any applicable project-related background or security checks.
- Must currently reside in one of the listed eligible states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin.
- Maintain strong, reliable internet access for remote work.
- Maintain security practices that protect Coforma and client information.
Nice To Haves
- Two or more years of experience.
- Experience with C# and .NET.
- Exposure to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics 365/Dataverse, or the Power Platform.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Exposure to cloud concepts such as managed services, environments, deployments, and logging.
- Front-end experience with TypeScript and a modern framework.
- Awareness of web accessibility, including Section 508/WCAG, and secure coding basics.
- Interest in or prior exposure to federal government or civic technology work.
- Experience working in an agile team with sprints and code review.
Responsibilities
- Write, test, and ship well-scoped production code in C#/.NET with guidance from senior engineers.
- Write automated tests for personal work and help increase the team's test coverage.
- Participate in code reviews, receiving feedback and gradually providing it to others.
- Pair with senior engineers on larger features to learn the system architecture and the reasoning behind it.
- Help investigate and fix production bugs by learning to use logs, traces, and Application Insights telemetry.
- Make configuration and customization changes in Microsoft Dynamics 365/Dataverse and Power Platform with training and support.
- Write and maintain clear technical documentation while learning areas of the system.
- Participate in sprint ceremonies, estimate work, and communicate progress and blockers early.
- Follow secure coding practices for a system handling PII and payment data under a federal Authority to Operate.
- Complete onboarding, meet project team members and counterparts, set up development and non-production environments, and ship an initial production change with support.
- Progress toward independently completing tickets, debugging straightforward production issues, reviewing teammates' pull requests, owning a small area of the codebase, and proposing improvements to code quality, tests, or documentation.
- Maintain strong, reliable internet access for remote work, except while on vacation or holiday.
- Maintain high security practices to protect Coforma and client information.
- Attend in-person project events, meetings, workshops, or trainings when requested with advance notice.
- Represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling its company values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
