Software Engineer III

Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact. As a Software Engineer III, you will work closely with clients to teach them agile software development practices and deliver reliable software solutions, while ensuring project success and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Work with clients who have never before taken part in design thinking, test-driven-development (TDD), paired programming, continuous-release deployment, backlog management, or even interacted with the user they provide software to
• Teach the why behind each of these practices, be flexible to client preferences, and discover new tools that will enable your customer to understand the value that comes with agile software development
• Be responsible for learning how your client likes to learn, how they like to receive feedback, and what ubiquitous language they use so you can speak in terms that resonate with them
• Learn, teach, and change your approach constantly to best collaborate towards a new way of thinking about engineering
• Pair with the customer’s developers and engineers to teach them how to develop and deliver user stories that provide business value, technical feasibility, and user-driven functionality
• Deliver functionality by developing working software and ensure a reliable software solution
• Ensure that development is delivered week over week and continuously gauge feedback from real users in real time
• Pairing with military service people and other developers to deliver value in real time
• Responsible for building and testing software solutions and ensuring the team builds upon what we provide not only technically but what we can teach through our practices
• Work with a balanced team in mind while building software that fits the user needs, business objectives, and stakeholder vision so the team can quickly make informed engineering decisions based on validated assumptions

Requirements:

• 3-6 years of Software Development experience in a variety of programming languages
• Strong communication skills and interest in a pair-programming environment
• Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and agile methodologies
• Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems
• Experience with PHP, Kotlin, Java, or Javascript
• Experience with Spring Boot, React.JS, Vue or Redux
• Experience with both frontend and backend
• Experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix
• Demonstrated experience with API Development
• You are comfortable running your software in Linux environments
• You have a strong understanding of algorithms, databases, design patterns, and understand how to apply them
• You have strong facilitation skills
• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain a security clearance for US Government work
• Experience developing cloud-native applications
• Experience leading a product or development team
• Experience building and deploying in a continuous delivery environment
• Experience working directly with clients
• Strong facilitation skills