Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)

Job Title: Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Location: preference for individuals located in the DC Metro / DMV region

Workplace: Remote (occasional travel may be required)

Clearance Required: None: must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a T3 Public Trust Clearance

Position Overview

This position is for a member of a software engineering team focused on developing applications and delivering projects that support measuring human capabilities and that advance assessment science and practice. The primary focus is building cloud-native applications using modern serverless architectures while modernizing legacy systems away from traditional VM-based approaches.

Responsibilities include:

• Build testable software that is modular, maintainable, secure, and reliable
• Work effectively in teams to design and produce high-quality code
• Continuously improve and advance applications used for assessments and industrial/organizational psychology research
• Work with product owners to analyze and understand user needs or client requests
• Enhance application security to achieve FedRAMP authorization and compliance with DoD security standards (NIST, RMF, DoD CC SRG)
• Drive modernization initiatives migrating legacy systems to cloud-native, serverless architectures on AWS
• Integrate applications into CI/CD pipelines ensuring continuous testing, security scanning, and automated deployments
• Lead small development teams when projects require technical leadership and architecture guidance
• Participate in robust code reviews, ensuring code standards and conventions are met
• Provide technical leadership by recommending improvements in cloud architecture, engineering best practices, and code conventions
• Troubleshoot issues and effectively communicate updates and resolution plans
• Mentor team members on software development best practices and emerging technologies

Position Requirements:

• US Citizen with ability to obtain T3 Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise software development
• Strong proficiency in C# .NET Core for backend development as well as experience with .NET Framework
• Proficiency with modern JavaScript/TypeScript UI frameworks (such as Angular, React & Vue) for modern web application development
• Experience with HTML/CSS for responsive web design
• Experience with AWS services including Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and other managed services (Experience with other cloud services will be considered)
• Experience with SQL database design and optimization
• Experience with Git version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Code Commit)
• Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills in matrix organizational structures
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Terraform/Terragrunt for Infrastructure as Code deployments
• Advanced AWS services knowledge including API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and EKS/Fargate
• Container orchestration experience and microservices architecture patterns
• Cloud security best practices and compliance framework experience
• Entity Framework Core experience with MS SQL & PostgreSQL
• Experience with DoD contracts and federal security compliance standards
• Understanding of multiple data storage solutions and patterns
• Knowledge of performance optimization and scalability patterns
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices

Why apply to this position at Elder Research?

1. Competitive Salary and Benefits
2. Important Work / Make a Difference supporting U.S. national security leveraging arguably the most important technology of our time.
3. Job Stability: Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract.
4. People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a supportive, positive, and collaborative work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

About Elder Research, Inc

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a Tech Talk and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.