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Full Stack Software Developer Technical Lead

Leidos Ashburn, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$131,300 - $237,350 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer Team Technical Lead to support a complex program providing Agile development for the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

In this hands-on role, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real-time systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery
  • Directly guide, mentor, and coach a team of three senior developers
  • Develop and integrate AI/GenAI capabilities into enterprise solutions, including AI-powered chatbots, LLM integrations, prompt engineering, and API integration
  • Monitor team performance, resolve impediments, and develop solutions for driving improvement
  • Lead application architecture, technical design, development, code reviews, integration testing, deployment, and production support across the SDLC
  • Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning from a technical aspect, grooming objectives and providing technical details, and work on architecture
  • Lead cross-team collaboration in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts
  • Brief customers on development progress throughout the PI cycle on program status, including testing, deployment, and release readiness
  • Maintain application posture for code coverage and ensure the CM process defined is working for the team
  • Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design and define needs for build APIs
  • Provide technical leadership to cross-functional development teams, establish coding standards, conduct design/code reviews, and drive engineering best practices
  • Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
  • Collaborate with government customers on requirements development
  • Lead technical discussions with architects, product owners, developers, and business stakeholders translating into scalable technical solutions

Requirements:

  • BA/BS and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience OR 4 years of directly related experience in lieu of degree
  • Minimum of 5 years of Tech lead experience
  • Technical Lead with experience designing and delivering scalable Java Full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Rest APIs, microservices, and modern front-end technologies
  • Experience working with AI/ML as an integral part of executing the software lifecycle and/or implementing AI/ML solutions to support mission
  • Must have experience in evaluating emerging AI technologies and development tools and identifying opportunities to improve application productivity, automation, and operational efficiency
  • 8 years of hands-on experience using at least 6 of the following: React, Angular, JavaScript, CSS, & HTML, Springboot, Material UI, JAVA, AWS Cloud, Amazon Elastic Kubernete Service (EKS), Ansible, GIT, Rafay, RESTful Web Services, Hibernate, Oracle/ MySQL/Postgres, microservices, Springboot, Java
  • Must have experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation tools
  • Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
  • Experience with wireframe software to formulate effective mockups
  • Must be a self-starter, strong leader, and can work independently with little supervision
  • Knowledge of software design patterns
  • Proficiency with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence

Benefits:

  • Pay Range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Gemini Enterprise AI Platform
  • Google cloud
  • AWS AI services
  • APIs
  • enterprise applications
  • Active DOD Top Secret
  • DHS CBP BI
  • Solid experience as a full stack Java developer
  • AWS
  • User experience
  • containerization
  • CI/CD
  • Experience in AWS App Development
  • Hands-on data reporting
  • web/html
  • Power BI platforms

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