Senior Application Developer

Bln24, Llc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

BLN24 is seeking a Senior Application Developer to support the NOAA AWIPS program, a critical nationwide weather data platform. You will design, build, test, and deploy scalable software for 24/7/365 operations, collaborating with UX, DevSecOps, QA, and product teams in an Agile environment.

The role emphasizes microservices, RESTful APIs, cloud integration with AWS, and automated CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on reliability, security, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong system design and scalable app development.
• Leadership experience in Agile environments.
• Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS) or equivalent.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, testing, CI/CD, and Git.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable, secure software for mission-critical weather systems.
• Support enhancements and maintenance of the AWIPS platform.
• Collaborate with UX, DevSecOps, QA, and product teams in Agile.
• Develop and maintain scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven services.
• Ensure code quality via unit tests, reviews, and best practices.
• Integrate with AWS services and cloud-native patterns (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Tune performance, monitor, log, and troubleshoot in 24/7 ops.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and quality.
• Document designs, implementations, and operational procedures.

Skills

System design

Agile leadership

AWS

Microservices

CI/CD

Git

Team leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

**Job Title:** SeniorApplication Developer(NOAA/AWIPS)

Company: BLN24
About Us:We find strength in teamwork-a better youisa better us
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm thatsupports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service andsolutionsdelivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:

We are seekingSeniorApplication Developers to support the NOAA National Weather Service AWIPS program, a mission-critical system used nationwide to process anddisseminatereal-time weather data that protects life and property.

You will contribute to the development and enhancement of a large-scale, high-availability platform supporting 24/7/365 operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable, secure, and maintainable software applications supporting mission-critical weather systems

• Support enhancements, modernization, and maintenance of the AWIPS baseline software platform

• Collaborate with UX,DevSecOps, QA, and product teams in an Agile development environment

• Develop andmaintainscalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven services

• Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to engineering best practices

• Support integration with AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture patterns (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS)

• Participate in CI/CD pipeline development and support automated deployment processes

• Contribute to system performance tuning, monitoring, logging, and operational troubleshooting in a 24/7 environment

• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, software quality, andtestingefficiency

• Document technical designs, implementations, and operational procedures as needed

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience

• Strong experience in system design, architecture, and scalable application development

• Proven experience leading or mentoring development teams in Agile environments

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS, or equivalent cloud platforms)

• Experience building and supporting microservices-based architectures and APIs

• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, and version control (e.g., Git)

• US. Citizenship Required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or recent experience with NOAA/NWS systems or federal weather-related programs

• Direct experience with AWIPS or similar large-scale environmental data processing systems strongly preferred

• Experience supporting high-availability, real-time, or mission-critical systems in production environments

• Familiarity withDevSecOpspractices and cloud-native observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, automated testing frameworks)

• Exposure to Kubernetes-based deployments and containerized workloads

• Experience working in geographically distributed or 24/7 operational support environments

What BLN24 brings to the Game:

BLN24 benefits are game changing.We like our team to playhardand that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.

• You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have thechanceatvariety whilemaintainingstability.

• Flexibility at BLN24 allowseach individualthe opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives.Depending on projects, we allow remote workingopportunitiesso you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.

BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We believe people are our strength andunderstanddiverse talentsarekey to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminateon the basis ofany protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.In accordance withapplicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ andemployees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.