6 hours ago
Aurora, CO, USA or Los Angeles, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$144k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and test secure, reliable software solutions for federal government missions.
- Pair with customer developers, engineers, and military service personnel to deliver user-focused functionality.
- Teach and apply design thinking, test-driven development, paired programming, continuous delivery, backlog management, and user-centered development practices.
- Collaborate with clients to understand their learning preferences, feedback methods, and domain language.
- Continuously deliver working software, gather real-user feedback, and adapt engineering decisions based on validated assumptions.
- Build software across frontend and backend systems and ensure solutions meet user needs, business objectives, and stakeholder vision.
- Champion AI-augmented ways of working to accelerate delivery and reduce cycle time.
- Facilitate collaboration and contribute to team learning, mentoring, and engineering practice improvement.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship and successful completion of a background investigation.
- 6–10 years of software development experience in a variety of programming languages.
- Experience with PHP, Kotlin, Java, or JavaScript.
- Experience with Spring Boot, React.JS, Vue, or Redux.
- Experience developing both frontend and backend software.
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes including Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix.
- Demonstrated API development experience and comfort running software in Linux environments.
- Understanding of algorithms, databases, and design patterns.
- Experience with test-driven development and agile methodologies.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills and interest in paired programming.
- BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Preferred: experience training, mentoring, or upskilling engineers; cloud-native application development; product or development team leadership; continuous delivery; direct client work; DoD or DoD Software Factory experience.
- Preferred: residence within commuting distance of Colorado Springs or Aurora, Colorado, or El Segundo, California, with availability for hybrid onsite work.
Benefits
- Health plan employee premiums are covered up to 100% and dependent premiums up to 80%, depending on pay band; employee and dependent dental and vision premiums and employee life and disability premiums are fully covered.
- 401(k) match of 10% of gross pay.
- Four weeks of combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 federal holidays, birthday leave, jury duty, and bereavement leave.
- Up to $3,500 annually for education and training expenses.
- $750 annually for home office technology and equipment and $100 annually for company merchandise.
- Wellness reimbursement of up to $500 per calendar year, or a $75 monthly Life Time membership credit in lieu of that benefit.
- MacBook Pro provided.
- Hybrid onsite work is expected for candidates near Colorado Springs, Aurora, or El Segundo.
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About Rise8
Rise8 builds custom, secure software and cloud platforms for U.S. government and other high-compliance enterprises, delivered via agile product teams and DevSecOps consulting. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tampa, the privately held, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business works on federal programs requiring U.S. citizenship and focuses on continuous ATO and user-centered design.