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

Akina Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 191,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days annually

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% company contribution

Healthcare covered for employees

Educational assistance

Job related training & certifications

Job summary

Akina Inc is seeking a Full Stack Developer 2 to design, develop, and modernize a mission management system. You will work on backend API development with Django/Flask/FastAPI and help containerize with Docker and Kubernetes.

The role involves collaborating with a mixed team of developers, analysts, and subject matter experts to meet evolving mission-driven requirements. The position requires 8 years of experience or 4 extra years in lieu of a B.S., and offers a compensation package with a

Qualifications

• Experience building full-scale applications and APIs with Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.
• Proficiency with 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).

Responsibilities

• Perform full stack development of system features based on customer requirements, focusing on backend API development.
• Implement feature additions and updates in response to evolving mission-driven requirements.
• Provide development support to automation team, including code reviews and engineering expertise.
• Modernize and harden mission management system, including migration to Kubernetes and improving security features.

Skills

Django

Flask

FastAPI

API development

Python

Git

Jira

Confluence

SQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Education

B.S. in a technical discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

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

• Fort Meade, Maryland

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

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.

• Funding expected 9/1.
• 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:

YOE Requirement: 8 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Salary Range: $191k-$234k (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.

• 24 days PTO accrued annually
• 11 federal holidays
• 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
• 50% toward dependents
• Educational assistance towards college classes
• Will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications

• 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.