The Junior Software Engineer works within a small, cross-functional Agile team to implement, test, and sustain software capabilities. The team values entrepreneurship, out-of-the-box thinking, and engineers who bring their own personality and perspective to a tight-knit group.
This position is contingent upon contract award, and employment will begin upon successful award and authorization to proceed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works in an Agile development environment to accomplish team milestones, collaborating with other teams to achieve project strategic goals.
- Creates use cases and performs object-oriented analysis and design.
- Responsible for implementation of software capabilities and bug fixes.
- Develops unit tests related to software implementation.
- Creates flowcharts and other documentation to identify software requirements and propose possible solutions.
- Participates in peer reviews of source code changes.
- Adheres to strict quality procedures to ensure first-time quality in delivered products.
- Applies computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis to the software development process.
- Participates in brainstorming, consensus building, and other team activities to identify actions that improve products and processes, including contributing to the design, processes, and tools used on the project.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Science or engineering degree (or technical diploma/equivalent technical education) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with 0–2 years of relevant experience; equivalent internship, co-op, capstone, or academic project experience in object-oriented software development will be considered in lieu of professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience (academic, internship, or professional) with object-oriented development in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., C++, Java, Python).
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices (sprints, standups, backlog grooming).
- Familiarity with version control (Git) and issue tracking (Jira), or equivalent tools.
