Remote Software Engineer Java Python Jobs in District of Columbia

Location: Remote - candidates must live within the United States

Description: 

Seeking a Senior Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions. This role requires expertise in software architecture, coding best practices, and modern development frameworks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full-stack development, cloud computing, and Agile methodologies, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and efficient software solutions. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Participate in creating software development plans and strategies.  

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance software applications. 

• Work as part of a team to write a specific section of the program 

• Combine all elements of the program design and test it, ensuring sample data-sets yield output as intended 

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following industry best practices. 

• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software 

• Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary  

• Participate in creating software development plans and strategies. 

• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and other developers to define technical requirements and system design. 

• Perform code reviews, mentor junior developers, and enforce coding standards. 

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-based applications. 

• Optimize application performance, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. 

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployments and automation. 

• Work within Agile/Scrum development teams, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. 

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, advocating for best practices and continuous improvement. 

• Must have experience in developing and implementing algorithms. 

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident 

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance 

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required to fulfill client-facing, documentation, and reporting responsibilities

Education and Experience:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience) and eight (8)+ years of experience in software development 

• 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education 

Technology Stack Skill Requirements: 

• Step Functions 

• Cloudwatch 

• RDS 

• Lambda 

• S3 

• SQS 

• SNS 

• Elastic Container Registry 

• .NET 

• Python 

• Network Load Balancer 

• Application Load Balancer 

• Web Application Firewall 

• DynamoDB 

• Kinesis Data Stream 

• Firehose 

 Required Skills: 

• Strong proficiency in developing solutions in the following programming languages (.NET (backend development), Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.). 

• Experience working with X.12 Medical Claims Processing (835, 837, 277, 275, etc.). 

• Experience with back-end development, including modern frameworks (.NET, etc.). 

• Proficiency in database management (SQL, RBS, MongoDB, or other NoSQL databases). 

• Strong knowledge of the AWS and/or MS Azure cloud platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). 

• Experience in RESTful API development, microservices architecture, and distributed systems. 

• Strong working knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD). 

• Experience working with GitHub Co-pilot preferred 

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills. 

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills are preferred 

• Attention to detail and strong excellent customer service skills are preferred 

• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework environment (SAFe) 

• Experience working in a DevOps CI/CD environment 

• Experience with software configuration management tools such as Git, Subversion, Jira 

• Proficient with MS Office Suite 

• Experience using Jira for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 

• Must be able to create logical and functional software code in a variety of languages using .NET and Python as primary languages 

• Must have experience in understanding and articulating the benefits and risks associated with different coding languages in different functional environments 

• Must have experience reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary 

• Experience working in a fast-paced, Agile development environment. 

• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software solutions.

 Desired Skills: 

• AWS Developer Certification 

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)