Sr. Full Stack Developer (React/Node)

Polar IT Services • Woodlawn, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves architecting, designing, coding, and implementing next-generation web applications using modern technologies. The developer will work with NodeJS, Single Page Application front-ends (ReactJS, ReduxJS, MobxJS), NodeJS API Framework (RESTful APIs, Express, Knex), and DevOps tools. The position requires providing software expertise in areas such as modular user interfaces, secure RESTful API micro-services, User Experience (UX), and accessibility (Section 508/WCAG/USDS Web Standards). Responsibilities also include investigating and repairing application defects across all components (front-end, business logic, middleware, database) and communicating technical information to management, customers, teams, or vendors.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in modern software development with a solid understanding of designing, building, deploying, and running applications.
• Combined experience building web applications with modern technologies (Node, React, Redux, Mobx, Flux, Typescript, Bootstrap).
• Extensive senior level full-stack software development experience with Node.js and React.js with detailed understanding of user interface frameworks, back-end software architecture interactions and node module capabilities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and Kanban Agile development process and TDD, BDD, ceremonies including scrums, planning events, backlog grooming, retrospectives and demos.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software development to include design, development and testing.
• Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
• Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.
• Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive senior level full-stack software development experience with Node.js and React.js with detailed understanding of user interface frameworks, back-end software architecture interactions and node module capabilities.
• Strong experience with JavaScript frameworks/technologies such as React.js, Express.js, MobX, Redux or Flux.js.
• Strong development experience with developing RESTful Web Services using Node.js.
• Complex programming, program debugging, data analysis, problem analysis and resolution of issues within open source applications.
• Expertise in writing complex SQL queries in PostgreSQL and optimize queries.
• Experience with working as part of a large team and managing and resolving merge conflicts and working with upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Ability to mentor team members on Node.js and React technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HTML/CSS creation and manipulation.
• Experience with other JavaScript frameworks such as Express, Restify, Hapi, Sails, JOI, Moment, Axios and Knex.
• Experience with Jenkins and Continuous Integration.
• Experience with databases PostgreSQL and SOLR.
• Standards & Protocols knowledge including XML, XSLT, WSDL, JSON.
• Experience with Testing Tools including Mocha, Chai, Jest, Sinon, Supertest, Enzyme, Instanbul, Selenium, Load Runner, JSLint and Cucumber.
• Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.
• Experience with IDEs such as VS code.
• Knowledge of SonarCube, Phabricator, Gerritt, Karma, Jasmine.
• Experience with performance tuning and increasing efficiency of a large enterprise system.
• Knowledge of projects using SAFe methodology.
• Experience with DevOps processes and implementation.
• Experience with environments utilizing Cloud Technologies such as Amazon Web Services.
• Experience with NGiNX web server.
• Experience with MQLight, Redis In-memory data structure store and message broker.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation web applications using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies: NodeJS, Single Page Application front-end (ReactJS, ReduxJS, MobxJS), NodeJS API Framework (RESTful APIs, Express, Knex), and DevOps (Jenkins, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, SonarQube, UrbanCode).
• Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: Rich Single Page Application modular user interfaces, secure RESTful API micro-services, User Experience (UX) and accessibility (Section 508/WCAG/USDS Web Standards).
• Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
• Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED