Junior Software Developer 1 - (Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 20-3-010-SWE1
Location: Columbia, Maryland

Description:

This role will be on a fast-moving software engineering team supporting a microservice ecosystem with several UIs. Project management is done using feature driven development. The team is highly collaborative, and engineers are encouraged to help drive system design. The candidate will be working with mission very closely and interacting with customers daily.

• Develop and maintain Java microservice web applications.
• Work closely with tech lead on technical decisions and product roadmap.
• Resolve challenging software engineering design problems.
• Interact with the customer to resolve issues and propose new features.
• Support testing and deployment of production applications.

Position Required Skills:

• Experience with design, debugging, and problem solving with Java.
• Experience with RESTful web applications.
• Experience with Spring Boot.
• Experience interacting with MongoDB or similar database technology.
• Experience with Automated testing.

Position Desired Skills:

• Full stack experience including UI development with JavaScript (Vue.js).
• Experience with Kafka.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Experience with automated build tools, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.

SWE1 Qualifications:

3 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Salary Range: **$163k-$199k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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