Full-Stack Software Engineer (Remote)

GovCIO is currently hiring a Full-Stack Software Engineer to enhance Veteran-facing digital financial management tools for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying new features and improvements while supporting both backend and frontend development.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and codes applications following specifications using the appropriate tools
• Maintains and modifies existing software applications
• Analyzes detailed systems factors, including input and output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and alternative methods of problem resolution
• Performs modifications to and maintenance of operational programs and procedures
• Participates in code reviews to represent reviewed work for adherence to standards and specifications
• Writes or revises program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in accordance with standards
• Contribute as part of a cross‑functional Agile team to build, refactor, and maintain React and Rails components, APIs, and backend services with an emphasis on modular, scalable design
• Design and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using frameworks such as RSpec
• Incorporate accessibility (Section 508, WCAG 2.1AA) and US Web Design System standards into development
• Contribute to fullstack development across backend and frontend systems as needed
• Build and ship quality software using pair programming, test‑driven development, rigorous code review, comprehensive. automated tests, and AI‑powered developer tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining responsible oversight
• Effectively leverage AI-powered IDEs such Copilot and Cursor to analyze existing code, develop features, write unit tests, and debug issues while retaining responsible oversight and reviewing all work produced
• Apply DevOps practices (CI/CD, monitoring, cloud services) to ensure reliable delivery and operations
• Participate in pair programming, in‑depth peer reviews, and blameless post‑mortems; continuously incorporate learnings
• Participate in backlog refinement, user story acceptance criteria, and story sizing with the Product Owner

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience, demonstrating experience maintaining and enhancing applications with Ruby on Rails and modern JavaScript frameworks with a heavy emphasis on 3rd party integrations
• 3+ years of production experience with React.js
• 3+ years of production experience with Ruby on Rails and SQL
• Experience experimenting with and/or utilizing AI tools and services to create and deliver software, and a strong willingness to leverage AI where appropriate to improve outcomes
• Experience working in an agile, cross‑functional team and contributing to high‑quality, production‑level codebases
• You have lived and worked in the United States for 3 out of the last 5 years
• Experience with DevOps processes and tools (CI/CD, monitoring, automation)
• Experience writing automated tests and building testable code (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS or equivalent)
• Understanding of common design patterns, software development principles, and how to apply them effectively
• Ability to work independently on high-complexity tasks and collaborate as appropriate
• Experience working in an Agile team and demonstrating an Agile mindset
• Experience in open-source, collaborative development environments
• Must have lived and worked in the United States for at least the last year
• Clearance Required: Must be able to acquire and maintain Suitability/Public Trust clearance
• Experience with Sidekiq and Redis
• Experience with the latest React features and ecosystem (hooks, context API)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools, especially Datadog
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Familiarity with the US Web Design System
• Familiarity with AI development tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude-Code)
• Experience developing knowledge of complex domains and systems
• Ability to work across multiple applications, components, languages, and frameworks
• Experience working in a cross-functional team (research, design, engineering, product)
• Contributions to open-source projects