Full-Stack Cloud Developer

Guidehouse Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Holiday and sick time

401(k) plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and test full-stack components, including enterprise APIs and UI consuming REST services. You will work on modernizing systems using Microservices across cloud platforms such as GCP, contributing to a fast-paced, Agile environment.

You will collaborate with product management, implement unit and integration tests, and ensure secure, scalable deployments while coordinating with security and QA teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree required or four additional years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in enterprise software design, implementation, and deployment.
• Experience with JSON, YAML, XML formats.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test full-stack components including APIs and UI that consume REST APIs.
• Build interfaces using Microservices as part of system modernization.
• Translate requirements into technical designs with accurate estimates.
• Develop production-ready code in short iterative increments.

Skills

Full-stack development

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript

REST API design

Angular/React

Scrum

Cloud fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree

Alternative experience

Tools

JIRA

Bamboo/Jenkins

Bitbucket

Confluence

Postman

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Job Family:

Software Development & Support

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and test full‑stack components, including enterprise web service APIs, backend services, and user interfaces that consume REST APIs
• This role involves building internal and external interfaces using Microservices and automation patterns as part of a complete system modernization.
• Collaborate with product management to translate requirements into technical designs and provide accurate estimates
• contribute across the full stack design, development, and testing leveraging a cloud technology platform (GCP or similar) and industry‑standard tools, frameworks, and design patterns.
• Define, implement, and maintain unit and integration tests
• Develop high-quality, production-ready code in short, iterative increments
• Work closely with engineering and QA teams to improve and manage the development pipeline
• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance with required security controls

What You Will Need:

• Minimum of Four (4) years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree. Additional Four (4) years needed in lieu of degree.
• Expertise in enterprise software design, implementation, and deployment.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Strong programming experience in Java, including Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Experience working in a Scrum-based development environment.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA, Bamboo or Jenkins, Bitbucket (Git), and Confluence.
• Proficiency with JSON, YAML, and XML.
• Experience developing distributed, modular system architectures (Microservices, SOA).
• Strong understanding of modern cloud networking concepts and enterprise security best practices, including GCP‑native security controls and SAST/DAST methodologies, or similar cloud environments.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Cloud development experience.
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards.
• Experience using Postman or similar tools to test web services.
• Experience with application servers or containers such as JBoss or Tomcat.
• Extensive experience with continuous integration and deployment tools.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Must be US Citizen.
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience performing code reviews
• Strong discipline in documenting code
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with varying priorities
• Strong communication skills across diverse formats
• Adherence to Agile development methodologies
• Experience leading small engineering teams, formally or informally
• Experience with IDEs such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, or VS Code
• GCP certification or familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with cloud-based AI/ML services (GCP Vertex AI, Gemini Code Assist, AWS SageMaker, or Azure ML) and MLOps practices (CI/CD for ML, model monitoring)
• Proficiency in Python for developing, training, and deploying machine learning models

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance o