Chantilly, VA (ON-SITE/OFFICE)

Come Join Our Team! APK Solutions is a government contractor providing professional and technical services to the intelligence community. We are currently looking for a Database Developer to join our winning team. The individual hired for this position will provide support for our government customer located in Chantilly, VA.
Customer is looking for a talented FULL STACK DEVELOPER to join their Business Data Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high quality software and API-based solutions for their clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about software engineering, have a strong background in software development, as well as experience working in a collaborative agile environment.
Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5 years of experience in software engineering
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
• Experience with design, development, testing and operations of highly-available REST API services to support large enterprise business/mission objectives
• Experience automating API documentation using a range of solutions for generating, visualizing and maintaining up-to-date docs as your API evolves such as Swagger
• Swagger takes the manual work out of API documentation, with a range of solutions for generating, visualizing, and maintaining API docs
• Experience with unit testing and test-driven development (TDD)
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, TypeScript and JavaScript
• Experience working with AWS cloud services such as S3, RDS, SNS and SQS

• Familiarity with Jira or similar issue tracking tools • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Familiarity with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and DynamoDB
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and participate in pair programming
• Understanding of security best practices for software development

Desired Skills:

• Experience with frontend development using frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue
• Knowledge of microservices architectures and containerization
• Familiarity with serverless computing and event-driven architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization technologies
• Familiarity with DevOps practices such a continuous integration and deployment
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools like Git, Jenkins and Ansible
• Familiarity with database design and SQL
• Experience with performance testing and optimization

**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.**