Full Stack Software Engineer

KBR, Inc; Sioux Falls, Northern (SD, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a team building cutting-edge web-based mapping tools for science projects like wildland fire management and drought monitoring.

You will develop and maintain geospatial web apps, scripts, and data products using PHP, Python, JavaScript, and SQL. The role supports a hybrid remote/onsite work arrangement in Sioux Falls, SD, with potential for full remote consideration for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or computer science.
• 3–5 years of recent related work experience.
• Experience with web design, administration, and database-driven applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript frameworks (React, jQuery, OpenLayers, Leaflet) and HTML/CSS.
• Experience with Python and PHP.
• Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
• Familiarity with security concepts and collaboration tools.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of software engineering methodology and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain websites and mapping applications for visualizing and distributing geospatial data.
• Develop Python scripts that produce geospatial data products.
• Support technologies including PHP, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.
• Interact with a web development team that supports the USGS EROS Integrated Science Applications Branch.

Skills

Web development

JavaScript frameworks

HTML/CSS

Python

PHP

Databases

Security concepts

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Software engineering practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or computer science

Tools

Git

OpenLayers

Leaflet

jQuery

React

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Full Stack Software Engineer

Title: Full Stack Software Engineer BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

Position Summary

This position is for an entry to mid-level Software Engineer with a Web Development background to join our talented team in creating exciting, cutting‑edge web‑based mapping tools for Science projects that serve a variety of communities including wildland fire management, drought monitoring, and land cover mapping.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain websites and mapping applications for visualizing and distributing geospatial data.


• Develop Python scripts that produce geospatial data products.


• Support a diverse array of technologies including, but not limited to PHP, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.


• Interact with a skilled web development team that supports the USGS EROS Integrated Science Applications Branch.

Minimum Requirements

• Must minimally hold a software engineering or computer science bachelor’s degree


• Years of Experience: Must have minimum 3-5 years of recent and related work experience


• Experience with web design, administration, and database-driven applications


• Experience with JavaScript frameworks (such as React, Jquery, OpenLayers and Leaflet), and strong proficiency with HTML/CSS


• Experience with Python and PHP


• Experience with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)


• Experience with security concepts


• Experience with collaboration software


• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team


• Well versed in software engineering methodology and processes

Areas of Desired Experience & Skills

• Familiarity with a cloud provider/concepts (like AWS or Azure)


• Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container knowledge


• Familiarity with requirements and design analysis


• Experience with testing and configuration management tools such as Git


• Experience with geospatial tools (commercial or open source), including analysis, visualization, or data handling workflows


• Knowledge of OGC standards (WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS) and OGC APIs


• Familiarity with projections, reference systems, and spatial data transformations


• Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.

Work Location

This position supports a team anchored in Sioux Falls, SD, and is offered in a hybrid remote/onsite work environment.

Fully remote work will be considered for the right candidate.

Three years of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential is required.

KBR partners with several other companies to fulfill its requirements as a government contractor.

The selected subcontracting companies align their benefits as closely as possible to those of KBR.

Special Requirements

Three years of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match


• medical


• dental


• vision


• life insurance


• AD&D


• flexible spending account


• disability


• paid time off


• flexible work schedule


• professional training and development

About KBR

We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely by supporting the science that informs decision makers and protects Earth.

Zero Harm culture: At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high‑quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity.

We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.