Commission New Grad Software Engineer Jobs in Springfield, VA

The Software Engineer will have ownership of execution and flexibility to determine technical implementation and design of the modernization efforts and process automation. The Software Engineer will stay on top of tech trends, mentoring other team members, sharing accountability, and experimenting with and learning new technologies. The Software Engineer will require quality and know what it means to ship high-quality code with minimal manual testing.

We’re proud of the way our teammates have a positive impact on everything we do. Our employees are committed to and exemplify our Core Values:

• Integrity through accountability, consistency, transparency and trust
• Agility through adaptability, continuous improvement, expertise, and flexibility
• Partnership through collaboration, communication, leadership, and teamwork
• Inclusivity through diversity, relationships, respect, and support

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to changes and improvements to OF business services through a mix of application, automation, and engineering activities.
• Develop secure, scalable services, sophisticated platforms, and APIs essential for financial systems.
• Analyze highly complex system and technical issues to implement features and enhancements in an iterative way that align with strategic technical direction.
• Participate in an environment rapidly transforming into the Agile methodology, adhering to best practices and collaborating effectively with your teammates.
• Work together with other teams to ensure service quality, availability and reliability.
• Work with the project team and the appropriate stakeholders to convert business requirements to written technical specifications that adhere to the OF’s architectural guidelines and industry best practices.
• Support application end users by addressing and resolving application-related problems and issues in a timely and cordial manner.
• Develop and maintain application support and end user documentation.
• Assist with other job duties as assigned.

PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or relevant work experience.
• 5-7 years expertise in Spring Boot and Java17+.
• Experience in the following is required:

• Integrated Development Environments: Intellj and Maven;
• Solid experience with core Java technologies and concepts;
• Strong unit, mock, and behavioral testing background using tools like Junit 5, Mockito, and Cucumber;
• Knowledge of multi-tier web application development using standard presentation layer technologies; and
• Understanding of source code management principles in a team environment.

• Experience in the following is preferred:

• Deep understanding of Java performance tuning (GC, threading, memory);
• API security: OAuth2/OpenID Connect;
• Source control system: Git;
• Advanced SQL skills (Liquibase is a plus);
• Working knowledge of financial services and mortgage industries, including related rules and regulations; and
• Ability to develop UNIX or RHEL-based scripts.

• Knowledge of object-oriented design and programming concepts including design patterns.
• Experience in microservices and RESTful service design and development.

• Proficiency with Circuit breakers, retries, idempotency strategies.
• Experience with transaction management, messaging, thread safety, and data integrity.
• Experience with load testing and tuning.
• Proficiency with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery process and tools; Jenkins and pipeline as code a plus.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, TypeScript or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with OpenShift stack.
• Familiarity JMS queue/topic development/usage.
• Actively working on projects using agile/lean methodologies and practices; Jira/Confluence tools a plus.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with employees at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to listen and integrate ideas from different groups of individuals, build and maintain respectful relationships, collaborate with others, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

This position has an annualized salary range of $124,142 - $183,791. The final salary offered within this range is dependent on various factors, including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, the experience, skill set and other relevant qualifications of the applicant and internal pay equity.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

The Federal Home Loan Banks Office of Finance is committed to equal employment opportunity without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service member status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a parent, marital status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.