Software Developer Senior (Full Stack – Java / React)
About The Position
GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your ideas and unique perspective to our culture. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior Full‑Stack Software Developer joining our team to support our customer activities in Washington, DC. This position can be performed remotely. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Full‑Stack Developer supporting our Customer, you will be trusted to deliver high‑quality application development using Java, Spring, and modern React‑based UI frameworks. A typical day will include: • Performing full‑stack development for client/server Java applications • Designing, developing, and maintaining responsive web interfaces using React • Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technologies • Generating new code and enhancing or refactoring existing code to meet requirements • Participating in the design, coding, testing, and debugging of new or existing software • Troubleshooting technical issues and providing support for application and system functions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of software development experience with full‑stack emphasis
- Strong experience with Java 17+
- Experience with web development frameworks such as Spring Framework 6, Spring MVC, Spring Security
- Proficiency with ORM technologies (e.g., Hibernate 6)
- Professional experience building modern web applications using React (preferred) and/or Angular
- Strong understanding of application architecture including service layers, data access layers, and transaction management
- 3+ years of UI development experience, including JavaScript and CSS (React strongly preferred)
- Experience designing and working with relational databases (e.g., Oracle)
- Familiarity with build and deployment tools (e.g., Maven)
- Knowledge of software development best practices and coding standards
- Strong troubleshooting and customer support skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing responsive HTML5 user interfaces using frameworks such as React, jQuery, or Bootstrap
- Experience creating RESTful APIs
- Understanding of accessibility/508 compliance requirements
- Familiarity with source control tools (Git preferred)
- Experience working within cloud environments
- Experience with accessibility testing tools
Responsibilities
- Performing full-stack development for client/server Java applications
- Designing, developing, and maintaining responsive web interfaces using React
- Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technologies
- Generating new code and enhancing or refactoring existing code to meet requirements
- Participating in the design, coding, testing, and debugging of new or existing software
- Troubleshooting technical issues and providing support for application and system functions
Benefits
- Full‑flex work week
- 401K with company match
- Internal mobility program to help you own your career
- Collaborative teams of critical thinkers and innovators
- Ability to make a real impact on the world around you
- variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- dental plan options
- a vision plan
- a 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
- a 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
- an additional 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
