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Job type full-time
Full job description
Title:
Full-stack software engineer
Kbr is looking for a full stack software engineer to architect, design, implement, test, and maintain front-end, and middleware code, using modern web frameworks, and on occasion engineer backend capabilitiesThis full stack software engineer will be part of a team which enhances and maintains a high availability multi-spacecraft web service deployed on aws’ infrastructureThis position will also collaborate in architecting, designing, and implementing new solutions based upon new requirementsOpen standards and a culture of collaboration are highly valued by the team.
Currently this position is 100% remote.
In the future the position will be partly remote and partially on-site at nasa’s goddard space flight center (gsfc), greenbelt, md.
***must be a u.sCitizen or permanent resident***
Required education, experience, & education:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
4 + years of progressive, related experience
Ability to architect complex computing solutions in fast paced collaborative environment
Experience with full-stack web-service development and architecture & restful apis
Proven ability using software architecture patterns (e.g., mvc)
Web server technologies (e.g., node.js, javascript/typescript, json, redis, websockets, saml)
Web frameworks (e.g., angular, backbone, marionette)
Html and stylesheets (e.gHtml5, css, sass, less)
Scripting experience (e.g., bash, perl, and/or python)
Familiar with aws services such as ec2, lambda, s3, sns, ecs, etc.
Understanding of multi-threaded programming best practices (e.g., process/thread management, race condition mitigation, resource allocation management )
Test-driven development experience (unit, functional, verification and validation tests).
Proficient in code management using tools like git, github, bitbucket or gitlab
Debugging and profiling performance of full-stack applications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and negotiating skills
Highly desired experience, & education:
Strong code documentation experience
Understanding of ui/ux design and best practices
Understanding of development support, ci/cd concepts & relevant technologies (ansible, makefile, docker, kubernetes, ecs)
Understanding of database design concepts and database best practices
Experience with sql, rdbms (preferably postgresql, but also mysql, sqlite)
Experience tracking user requests and observations in order to resolve issues
C/c++ software engineering experience with distributed, & multi-threaded applications
Deep knowledge of linux command-line tools
Nice to have:
Ccsds space packet protocol experience in extracting telemetry from packets
High performance remote procedure call (rpc) experience, google rpc (grpc)
Serialize structured data, such as google protobuf (gpb)
Experience with etl (extract, transform, load) command-line scripting, in order to analyze and compare binary and/or text based files
Able to system administer linux hosts
Kbr is an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
