Full Stack Developer

Summary

Guidehouse is a digital consulting and technology services company. The Full Stack Developer will support modernization initiatives by building prototypes and scalable, secure cloud-native software products on AWS, collaborating with clients and cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with clients, digital leaders, solution architects, and technical and functional leads across Guidehouse digital teams and market segments to support client engagements, growth initiatives, and capability development
• Serve as a key member of the modernization team, helping address technical challenges, deliver demonstrations, and build innovative solution prototypes using cloud architectures and modern software technologies
• Provide hands-on full-stack engineering for scalable, secure, distributed systems using modern programming languages, cloud-native and microservices architectures, containerization, and API-first design patterns
• Work collaboratively with user experience designers, platform engineers, product owners, solution architects, and business analysts to design, build, test, and deploy high-value, operationally resilient software products on AWS that meet functional and non-functional requirements

Skills

• Minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in full-stack application development
• Bachelor's degree required, or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience developing cloud applications to build and modernize applications and datasets on AWS
• Experience implementing frontend and backend services for cloud-native software products and solutions using technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js
• Required technical skills include proficiency in Python and JavaScript
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating with, mentoring, and supporting team members to solve complex technical problems
• Proven ability to develop software products and solution prototypes, using prototypes to validate technical strategies and clearly communicate the trade-offs of complex design alternatives
• In-depth understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile practices and principles, with proven experience planning and implementing software products with agility
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
• Due to the nature of this role and associated government clearance requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to be eligible for consideration
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse
• AWS Certified Developer certification
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
• Experience with Flask, Docker, Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Elasticsearch, caching frameworks, Redis, Memcached, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB NoSQL database services
• Familiarity with the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), proven design patterns such as Model-View-Controller, and the ability to design and build cloud-based software products aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
• Proficiency delivering cloud-based software products using modern CI/CD pipeline tooling, with the ability to collaborate continuously with development, operations, and security teams to deliver secure and operationally resilient software products and solutions
• Hands-on cloud software development or engineering experience, with the ability to consistently build and deploy custom applications in the AWS cloud
• Proven ability to design, build, test, and deploy software products and solutions on the AWS cloud platform
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand customer requirements and engineer effective solutions
• Django experience is preferred; equivalent experience with Flask, FastAPI, Falcon, or SQLAlchemy may be considered
• Vue.js experience is preferred; equivalent experience with React, Svelte, or Angular version 1.6 or higher may be considered
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in full-stack application development
• Bachelor's degree required, or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience developing cloud applications to build and modernize applications and datasets on AWS
• Experience implementing frontend and backend services for cloud-native software products and solutions using technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js
• Required technical skills include proficiency in Python and JavaScript
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating with, mentoring, and supporting team members to solve complex technical problems
• Proven ability to develop software products and solution prototypes, using prototypes to validate technical strategies and clearly communicate the trade-offs of complex design alternatives
• In-depth understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile practices and principles, with proven experience planning and implementing software products with agility
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
• Due to the nature of this role and associated government clearance requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to be eligible for consideration
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse
• AWS Certified Developer certification
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
• Experience with Flask, Docker, Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Elasticsearch, caching frameworks, Redis, Memcached, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB NoSQL database services
• Familiarity with the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), proven design patterns such as Model-View-Controller, and the ability to design and build cloud-based software products aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
• Proficiency delivering cloud-based software products using modern CI/CD pipeline tooling, with the ability to collaborate continuously with development, operations, and security teams to deliver secure and operationally resilient software products and solutions
• Hands-on cloud software development or engineering experience, with the ability to consistently build and deploy custom applications in the AWS cloud
• Proven ability to design, build, test, and deploy software products and solutions on the AWS cloud platform
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand customer requirements and engineer effective solutions

Nice to Haves

• Django experience is preferred; equivalent experience with Flask, FastAPI, Falcon, or SQLAlchemy may be considered
• Vue.js experience is preferred; equivalent experience with React, Svelte, or Angular version 1.6 or higher may be considered
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus