Software Engineer (Clearance Required)

Eleven Peppers Studios LLC; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits

Competitive pay

Immersive culture

Job summary

Eleven Peppers Studios LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking a cleared software engineer with a strong UI focus for a contract role. The position requires 5+ years of experience and a BS degree, plus a government clearance.

The role spans front-end and back-end development, emphasizing modern web practices, accessibility, and collaboration to deliver complete solutions for government and commercial clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is required or 3+ years of additional Web Dev/ SWE experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience writing source code for new applications or improving existing code samples.
• Knowledge of database systems and MySQL.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user needs to determine the most effective solutions.
• Master the interactions between machines and humans through UI design and implementation.
• Design and develop with a balance of big-picture thinking and attention to detail.
• Define, document, and communicate front-end development standards, best practices, code reviews, and build websites and tools.
• Immerse yourself in modern best practices including code review and deployment.
• Review, maintain, and improve user-facing code.
• Contribute to mission-critical web infrastructure projects.

Skills

Front-end development

Back-end development

UI development

HTML

CSS

Responsive design

Accessibility

MySQL

AWS

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CMS Joomla

AWS

Job description

Calling all cleared software engineers! Eleven Peppers is hiring for an exciting contract in Chantilly, VA. We’re looking for a passionate UI developer with the ability to work across both front-end and back-end development to deliver complete solutions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience and a BS degree plus a Government clearance (REQUIRED). If this is you, keep reading to see if you’re a fit.

The Fun Stuff

Analyze user needs to determine the most effective solutions.

Be a master of interactions between the machine and humans.

Design and develop with big picture views and small detail focus.

Define, document, and communicate front end development standards, best practices, code review processes, and build websites and tools.

Immerse yourself in modern best practices including code review and deployment.

Review, maintain, and improve user-facing code.

Contribute to mission critical web infrastructure projects.

The Necessities

You possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (3+ years of additional experience in Web Development or Software Engineering will be considered in lieu of a degree).

You have experience writing source code for new applications or reviewing, generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications or software.

You’ve got the knowledge of database systems and mySQL.

You are excellent with front end frameworks and fundamentals, such as HTML, CSS, responsive design, and accessibility.

You have experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative team environment.

You have the ability to acquire client requirements and resolve workflow problems through automation optimization.

The Nice to Haves

Experience using content management systems (e.g. Joomla) and/or knowledge of CMS plug‑ins and extensions.

Knowledge of building, enhancing, web application and/or API.

Experience with AWS.

Experience project management tools such as Jira or Confluence.

The Place to Be

Chantilly, VA

Salary Details

Salary range provided during selection process. Exact pay will be determined based on individual factors that may include years of experience, contract requirements, billable vs. non‑billable, position urgency/demand, and location/telework options.

The Peppers

Eleven Peppers is a woman‑owned small business that provides a full range of creative services to government and commercial clients. We love to solve the Nation’s hardest problems through innovative approaches in design, strategy, and engineering. Our incredibly talented team includes some of the smartest in the industry, but more importantly, we’re also really nice to work with. Top that off with great benefits, competitive pay, and an immersive creative culture with tons of career opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, or any other factor.

Note: Only candidates who are the best fit for the position will be contacted for an interview.