Senior Full Stack Engineer

Pluribus Digital•Washington, DC

13d•$140,000 - $185,000

About The Position

About Pluribus Digital Join us and do work that matters: use your skills to improve how your government serves the public! Pluribus Digital partners with our government customers to design, develop, and deliver useful and impactful digital products. We are a hands-on digital services consultancy – part technologists, part change agents, and all heart. We employ modern best practices in all that we do as we work to solve problems in public health, financial industry regulation, granting citizenship and asylum, and identity and access management. About the Role As a Senior Full Stack Engineer you will design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions that align with business goals as part of a broader legacy modernization initiative. This role focuses on full-stack software development across backend and frontend systems, supporting the transition from monolithic architectures to modern, cloud-ready services. You will collaborate closely with technical leads, Agile teams, and product owners to deliver secure, maintainable, and high-quality software in an Agile environment.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of professional software development experience as an individual contributor
Java expertise (most important) with strong hands-on experience in Spring Boot.
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs; proficient with JUnit or similar testing frameworks.
Working experience with Angular (v2+) and TypeScript for integrating front-end features with back-end services.
Relational database skills with PostgreSQL and/or Oracle (SQL, schema design, troubleshooting).
Proficiency with Git and work tracking in Jira; strong collaboration and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to conduct code reviews, uphold code quality, and apply/receive coaching to improve team practices.
Proven problem-solving skills, proactive risk identification, and clear communication to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Full-Stack Development Design, develop, and maintain production-quality backend and frontend components
Build APIs, business logic, data access layers, and user interfaces
Implement new features while refactoring legacy functionality
Write unit, integration, and regression tests to support safe delivery
Legacy Modernization Refactor legacy Java applications (e.g., Struts/JBoss) into Spring Boot services
Support decomposition of monolithic systems into modular services
Maintain data integrity and backward compatibility during phased modernization
Diagnose and resolve defects in complex legacy codebases
Backend Engineering Develop RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot
Implement data access with Hibernate/JPA
Support database modernization, schema evolution, and data migration
Apply consistent logging, error handling, and observability practices
Frontend Engineering Build and maintain Angular applications using TypeScript
Implement responsive UI behavior and secure backend integration
Collaborate with UX and backend teams on API contracts and user experience
Security & DevOps Integration Implement authentication and authorization using IAM solutions (e.g., Keycloak)
Apply OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect and role-based access control
Build with CI/CD, containerization, monitoring, and production readiness in mind
Collaborate with DevOps teams on deployment and operational support
Agile Collaboration Participate in sprint planning, refinement, estimation, and retrospectives
Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing
Communicate progress, risks, and technical challenges clearly
Understand business goals and drivers and translate those into an appropriate technical solution.
Support the full SDLC—from requirements and estimation through deployment, monitoring, and documentation.
Continuously learn and apply new tools/techniques to improve performance, automation, and scalability.