Full-Stack Software Engineer

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC in Chantilly, VA seeks a Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and test features for complex distributed systems running on cloud infrastructure. You will translate high-level requirements into actionable software tasks and contribute to multi-tier applications.

Candidates should have strong Java experience, OO design, and familiarity with REST/SOAP APIs, plus exposure to Git, Jenkins, AWS, and modern web technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and developing software for complex distributed systems.
• Strong Java programming experience (3+ years).
• Knowledge of modern web technologies and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze high level customer requirements and derive lower-level functional requirements.
• Software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and testing of customer desired features/user stories.
• Briefing software designs and demonstrating software release functionality to users.
• Develop and sustain new and existing applications; as well as troubleshooting and resolving various software issues.
• Contribute to the creation of new distributed components and interactions that align with the future system architecture.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Java programming

Object-oriented programming

Agile / SAFe practices

Tools

Git

IBM Rational Team Concert

Jenkins

Spring Framework

Hibernate

REST APIs

SOAP

Job description

Full-Stack Software Engineer – Chantilly, VA

Full-Stack Software Engineer
Chantilly, VA

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyzing high level customer requirements and deriving lower-level functional requirements.
• Software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and testing of customer desired features/user stories.
• Briefing software designs and demonstrating software release functionality to users.
• Develop and sustain new and existing applications; as well as troubleshooting and resolving various software issues.
• Contribute to the creation of new distributed components and interactions that align with the future system architecture.
• The existing multi-tiered system is developed on a cloud infrastructure with several consumer-facing web applications.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing software for complex systems (i.e. Distributed Systems, Multi-Threaded and Multi-Process Applications) and a foundation in computer science and software development
• 3+ years’ experience in Java programming
• 1+ years of experience in object-oriented programming
• Experience with distributed version control systems such as Git, IBM Rational Team Concert, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with one or more of the following: HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, Firebug and JS frameworks (REACT, jQuery, jQuery UI, Open Layers, etc.), Spring Framework, Hibernate, RDBMS, MongoDB, XML, SOAP, REST, WSDL/Web Service protocols
• Experience using dependency management (Ivy, Maven, Gradle)
• Experience developing and maintaining SOAP, RMI, REST APIs and interfaces
• Experience using cloud-based infrastructure (AWS)
• Experience using automation server (Jenkins)
• Experience/knowledge of the GEOINT domain
• Familiarity with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), agile software development, continuous integration, and dependency management is preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile or SAFe practices, including daily standup, User Stories, Sprints, and Release Planning
• Security Certification such as Security+