Software Engineer Level 2 (SWE2) – QUICKTRAIN

Wyetech is seeking a Software Engineer Level 2 (SWE2) to support the QUICKTRAIN TTO, a small team of highly motivated professionals providing world-class software development and operational support to a national customer. The ideal candidate will leverage and integrate strong front-end UI/UX and back-end development skills to support the design, development, and deployment of a cloud-enabled data transport service.

The QUICKTRAIN development team consists of software developers, systems engineers, test engineers, and system administrators. We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Spring Boot UI Developer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining user interfaces for an enterprise-level application using modern front-end technologies alongside a robust Spring Boot backend.

This role requires a strong understanding of UI/UX principles, server-side development, Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and modern JavaScript frameworks to ensure seamless integration and a high-quality user experience. The candidate will work closely with the customer to establish clear requirements and use cases that drive development of the UI product and will support cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Strong experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficiency with at least one modern JavaScript framework such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Understanding of responsive design principles and component-based architecture.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX design principles and the ability to create user-friendly interfaces.
• Strong understanding of core Java concepts, including object-oriented programming (OOP), data structures, algorithms, and Java 8+ features.
• Experience with Spring Framework, including Spring Core, Spring MVC, and Spring Boot.
• Knowledge of dependency injection, AOP, and Spring Data.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Understanding of HTTP methods and JSON data exchange.
• Experience integrating front-end applications with back-end services.
• Experience with Spring Security, including authentication, authorization, and securing APIs and web applications.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate for database interactions.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Proficiency using Git for version control and code management.
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Jest.
• Basic understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working collaboratively with customers, back-end developers, designers, testers, and other development team members.
• Strong communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and principles.
• Familiarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating cloud storage APIs and environments.
• Experience developing scalable enterprise applications.
• Experience optimizing client- and server-side application performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement highly responsive user interface components using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Collaborate with customers, test team members, and other developers to establish UI requirements, use cases, and application design.
• Build and maintain robust and scalable backend APIs and services using Spring Boot and RESTful principles.
• Integrate front-end applications with backend services to ensure efficient data flow and secure communication.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and performance across both client and server environments.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code in accordance with established best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to architectural guidelines.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and technical issues.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Contribute throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.

Capabilities:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases and data repositories.
• Write and review software and system documentation.
• Serve as a team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on a particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces and queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, conferring with users and system engineers, analyzing system flows, data usage, and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using appropriate analysis and models to predict and measure design outcomes and consequences.
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints.
• Perform quality control on team products.
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure work is completed in accordance with the applicable software development process.
• Confer with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information regarding project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.

Qualifications:

• Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer (SWE) on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional Software Engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

Additional benefits include:

• Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.
• Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:
• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and Dental
• Life and AD&D Benefits
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
• Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services
• Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000
• Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts
• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
• Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
• Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Salary Range: $64.04 - $120.27 USD Hourly

*Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Accommodations:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.