Software Developer - Backend

Viderity is an award-winning consulting firm specializing in IT, creative services, and outreach services for federal agencies and commercial clients, with a strong focus on STEM support for civilian agencies. We have a track record of perfect CPARS and exceptional reviews across agencies such as NSF, USPTO, DOL, NARA, NIST, and Smithsonian. At Viderity, you'll be part of a friendly, smart, and passionate team focused on tackling technology, management, and creative projects.

This is a 100% remote role for candidates based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area (D.C., Maryland, Virginia). Candidates can be located within a 2-hour commute from Alexandria, Virginia.

About the role:

Viderity is seeking a Software Developer - Backend with experience in developing J2EE applications using REST/JSON, Spring, SpringBoot, and J2EE. Designs, develops and implements web-based Java applications to support business requirements. Follows approved Agile life cycle methodologies, creates design documents & performs program coding. Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including identifying areas for improvement to processes or applications 
• Strong knowledge of and experience with the Java programming language and related Technologies like J2EE, Streams API, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Spring, Springboot, JPA, Web Services (REST, Soap), XSLT, XML, JSON 
• Strong experience with the GIT version control system and familiarity with code repository hosting services such as GitHub and BitBucket 
• Strong experience with the Maven build tool 
• Strong experience with a modern IDE such as VS Code or IntelliJ 
• Strong experience with relational databases and queries 
• Strong experience with production support and issue resolution 
• Experience with documenting technical specifics and/or tech design 
• Experience designing and performing unit testing, functional testing, and code reviews 
• Experience with Database design including Stored Procedures, DML, and DDL tasks 
• Experience with AWS Services 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in an Agile development environment 
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence, or other project/issue-tracking software 
• Experience with application front-end languages and frameworks such as HTML, JSP, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS 
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines/tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions 
• Experience with the Python programming language 
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Ember, EXT, Angular, Bootstrap 
• Experience with performance/profiling tools, and hands-on debugging skills on any preferred IDE 
• Experience with no sql databases 
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes 

Salary range: Salary Range: $63,000-73,500

Benefits: 

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance