Senior FullStack Developer; NodeJS​/Angular​/Python

Overview

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Full Stack Engineer for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA
. This role is hybrid (3 days/week Onsite in either Rockville or Tysons office).

Daily Development:

• Support multiple customized COTS and internally developed applications using Java script, node.js, Angular, Python, Graph
  
  QL, Power
  
  BI, RDS, Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, S3, SNS/SQS, and other technologies and needed.
• Support and enhance delivery and security of applications utilizing currently supported infrastructure systems such as Jenkins, F3, Bitbucket, Provision, Splunk, Credstash, Sonar Qube, ESMP, Data Management, and others.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in both the frontend and backend components, optimizing application performance.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while following best practices. Implement unit tests and integration tests to ensure high code quality and system stability.
• Regularly evaluate and update application dependencies to avoid security risks, ensure compatibility, and improve system performance.

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to drive team collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Engineering manager, product managers, UX/UI designers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth integration and delivery of features.
• Integrate APIs between backend services and frontend interfaces while ensuring optimal data flow and system performance.

• Regularly monitor application performance using tools like Cloud Watch and Splunk to identify and address performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize both frontend and backend systems to ensure they scale efficiently, especially under heavy loads.
• Identify opportunities to optimize database queries, reduce latency, and improve response times.

• Provide technical support for production issues, analyzing logs (Splunk, Cloud Watch, Lambda logs) to identify root causes and address performance degradation or failures.
• Work with the team to perform basic Linux troubleshooting for server-side issues and deployment-related concerns.
• Conduct root cause analysis for recurring issues, developing and implementing fixes to prevent future incidents.

• Conduct code reviews for junior and mid-level engineers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers, guiding them in development tasks, debugging, and technical decision-making.
• Share knowledge on best practices, architectural patterns, and new technologies to help team members grow technically.

• Stay on top of updates for frameworks, runtimes, and AMIs, planning and implementing upgrades to keep the application up to date and performant.
• Maintain a focus on security and technical debt reduction, ensuring that the codebase remains clean, secure, and easy to maintain.
• Address and resolve software upgrade challenges and compatibility issues related to Angular, backend services, and third-party libraries.

• Engage in the Agile process, attending daily standups, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives to contribute to sprint goal achievement and ongoing team improvements.
• Use JIRA to track and report on task progress, bugs, and features, ensuring transparency and alignment across teams.
• Assist the Engineering Manager in ensuring the team stays on track to meet sprint goals and deadlines.

• Investigate and experiment with emerging technologies like Generative AI or new AWS tools to improve system performance, user experience, and internal processes.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and recommend innovative solutions to challenges, including Power
  
  BI and Amazon Quicksight for data visualization.
• Write and maintain technical documentation for features, changes, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing and reduce future ramp-up time for new team members.
• Provide clear documentation for deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance processes to improve operational efficiency

• 5 years of experience as a full-stack engineer, with expertise in Angular, Python, JavaScript/Type Script, and Node.js.
• Extensive experience working with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/Fargate, Cloud Watch, S3, RDS, API Gateway, SNS/SQS).
• Strong skills in API development and integrating frontend and backend components, ensuring seamless data flow and application performance.
• Expertise in Angular for building responsive, user-friendly, and high-performance frontend applications.
• Experience handling software upgrades, including upgrading Angular and ensuring compatibility with backend services.
• Basic Linux troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve issues related to deployment or server-side performance.
• Strong understanding of Agile processes…