SMARTWORK IT SERVICES LLC (SWITS)

Software Engineer

Position: Software Engineer

Location: Annapolis, MD, 21401 (Hybrid)

Interview: Microsoft Teams meeting. However, the proposed resource may be invited for an in-person interview

Job Description

  • The Hybrid Software Engineers will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining two (2) of our primary applications being rewritten.
  • The focus areas include event-driven design, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, Kubernetes, React, Elastic search, and either RabbitMQ or Kafka.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Design and Development:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions.
  • Apply event-driven design principles to build scalable and resilient applications.
  • Develop microservices using Spring Boot.
  • Create responsive user interfaces using React.
  • Message Brokers:
  • Work with RabbitMQ for message queuing and event streaming.
  • If experience is in Kafka, understand the architectural differences between RabbitMQ and Kafka.
  • Implement message producers and consumers.
  • Deployment and Infrastructure:
  • Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters, utilizing CI/CD pipeline.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
  • Optimize application performance and scalability.
  • Quality Assurance:
  • Write unit tests with a goal of 85% coverage and participate in peer code reviews.
  • Conduct system testing and debugging activities.
  • Documentation and Communication:
  • Document technical specifications, architecture, and design decisions.
  • Design shall include sequence diagram for major use cases. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and deliverables.
  • Reporting:
  • A weekly report communicating project progress and status.
  • Weekly time reporting on JIS provided forms, and any additional reports as assigned by the supervising manager.

Basic Qualifications

Technical Skills:

  • Proficiency in event-driven design principles.
  • Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
  • Strong knowledge of the use of design patterns.
  • Spring JPA experience is required.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
  • Front-end experience utilizing React and/or Angular.
  • Experience with either RabbitMQ or Kafka for message queuing.
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services.
  • Elastic search experience is a plus.

Communication Skills

  • Excellent verbal and communication skills.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, end users and vendor development staff, as well as all levels of management and judicial personnel as necessary.

Problem-Solving Abilities

  • Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.

Education / Certifications

  • The Offeror shall have one (1) year of experience in providing recruitment, staffing, and/or otherwise providing professional consulting services.
  • The Offeror shall propose resource(s) that meet the following minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field (as determined by the AOC)
  • The AOC prefers Offeror proposed resource(s) to have the following qualifications:
  • Ten (10) years of relevant experience in software development.
  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Contract
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    IT Services and IT Consulting

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