Full Stack Developer 2 - (Full Stack, Backend, Django)

Akina Inc; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k 100% vested

Company 10% salary contribution

Healthcare fully covered

Dependent coverage 50%

Education assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc is seeking a Full Stack Developer 2 to build and maintain a mission management system, focusing on backend API development and data orchestration. You will work with a mixed team of developers, analysts, and SMEs to implement features aligned with customer requirements and automation goals.

The role involves modernizing infrastructure with Kubernetes, enabling secure upgrades, and collaborating across teams to deliver robust software solutions for mission-critical operations.

Qualifications

• A minimum of eight (8) years of SWE experience in similar scope.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline required.
• Four (4) years additional SWE experience may substitute for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Full stack development of system features with a focus on backend API.
• Implement features in response to mission-driven requirements.
• Provide development support, code reviews, and CI/CD expertise for automations.
• Migrate and harden the mission management system, including Kubernetes modernization and security enhancements.

Skills

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Job description

Full Stack Developer 2 - (Full Stack, Backend, Django)

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 20-18-041-SWE2
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

You will act as a full stack developer for a system supporting mission management and workflow automation. You will develop, maintain, and modernize a full stack application including a data orchestration platform. You will be working with a mixed skillset team consisting of developers, analysts, and subject matter experts in close collaboration with the mission customer.

• Perform full stack development of system features based on customer requirements, with a particular focus on backend API development.
• Implement feature additions and updates in response to evolving mission-driven requirements.
• Provide development support to automation development team, including providing code reviews and software-engineering expertise as well as identifying and developing enabling functions to support automations.
• Modernize and harden mission management system, including assisting with migration of the system to modern infrastructure (Kubernetes), performing system updates and upgrades, and developing and implementing additional security features into the system.

Position Required Skills:

• Experience building full-scale applications and APIs with Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.
• Service containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (including Helm chart authoring and CI/CD integration)
• Proficiency with SQL and noSQL databases (PostGres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, etc).
• Familiarity with Git.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).

Nice to Haves

• Experience with data orchestration platforms such as Dagster or Airflow
• Full-stack application development experience including front-end frameworks (React, Vue, etc.)
• Familiarity with automation testing and CI/CD pipeline development
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.

SWE2 Qualifications:

A minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Salary Range: $199k-$244k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.