Full Stack Engineer

MissionTek Advisors; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionTek Advisors is seeking a hybrid- based role in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. You will design Python services and the React.js front end where users work, and define data flows and APIs to connect services across the platform.

You will lead the development team, mentor engineers, and champion CI/CD with automated tests, security reviews, and quality development practices. US citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional hands-on back-end Python development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design Python services and components for your platform area and drive delivery.

Skills

Python backend

React.js frontend

AWS cloud-native

Relational DBs (SQL Server/PostgreSQL/

NoSQL databases (DynamoDB/MongoDB)

Agile delivery

Mentoring/leadership

AI-assisted tooling

Tools

AWS: RDS

AWS: S3

AWS: SQS

AWS: Lambda

Job description

This is a hybrid work arrangement based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. This role requires United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.

Seeking candidates with:

• US Citizenship (ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance)

• 7+ years of professional hands-on back-end software development experience in Python
• 5+ years of hands-on front-end software development experience in React.js
• A strong practical background developing cloud-native applications on AWS with Amazon RDS, Amazon SQS, Amazon S3, and AWS Lambda
• An advanced understanding that spans database design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, design patterns, distributed systems, and software architecture
• A strong background working with relational database systems such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Oracle
• A strong background using NoSQL databases, for example DynamoDB or MongoDB
• Strength in analysis, troubleshooting, and solving problems
• A background directing Agile delivery in Scrum or Kanban, with the work tracked in Jira or a similar issue tracker
• An established record of directing a team of developers and mentoring them
• Direct, practical use of AI-assisted developer tools, for example GitHub Copilot or Amazon Q Developer

Day to day duties include:

• For your portion of the platform, design Python services and application components and carry them through delivery
• Produce the design of the React.js front end where users do their work, and define the standards other developers follow when they build it
• Determine how your services connect to the wider platform by designing their data flows, integrations, and application programming interfaces (APIs)
• Use Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), and AWS Lambda to create automated workflows
• Make application security standards, code reviews, and test-driven development part of the quality development practices you lead
• Create and improve your team's automated tests, the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines it uses for releases, and the practices it uses to support production.
• Mentor fellow developers, conduct code reviews, work through difficult production problems, and settle design tradeoffs
• Estimate projects accurately, and play a part in planning them, forecasting delivery, and allocating resources
• Make implementation and review faster with AI-assisted development tools, and remain responsible for the code you ship