Full-Stack Developer — Early-Career, Client-Facing & Growth

Kearney; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Kearney is seeking an early-career Full Stack Developer for a genuinely full-stack role in the Washington, DC area. You will work with senior developers and a data scientist, building front-end components in React/TypeScript and back-end services in Python.

You’ll contribute to a modern SDLC, participate in agile delivery, and have opportunities to grow in data-related tasks while learning to leverage AI/GenAI tools.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain, or current possession of, a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Full-time employment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field — or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Foundational React and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Foundational Python; REST API concepts; SQL fundamentals; Git-based version control.

Responsibilities

• Build front-end components, interfaces, and application logic in React/TypeScript, and back-end services/APIs in Python.
• Build basic familiarity with data fundamentals as part of growth on the team, without being expected to practice data engineering.
• Work within a modern collaborative SDLC: Git branching and pull requests, peer code review, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Deploy and troubleshoot in secure cloud environments with senior support.
• Take direction from architects, senior developers, and product owners, and translate it into working, well‑tested code.
• Participate fully in agile delivery: sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, testing, and release.
• Sit in on client conversations and pod discussions, building the business‑facing communication skills.
• Apply modern AI/GenAI tools as part of how you learn and build.
• Take feedback well, learn quickly, and raise your engineering craft against team standards.

Skills

Foundational React

JavaScript/TypeScript

Foundational Python

REST API concepts

SQL fundamentals

Git-based version control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

FastAPI or similar framework

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Docker/containerization

Job description

Kearney is seeking an early-career Full Stack Developer for a genuinely full-stack role in the Washington, DC area. You will work with senior developers and a data scientist, building front-end components in React/TypeScript and back-end services in Python.

You’ll contribute to a modern SDLC, participate in agile delivery, and have opportunities to grow in data-related tasks while learning to leverage AI/GenAI tools.