Software Engineer III

Salary

• AL, FL, GA, TN Residents:  $100,817 (min) - $131,811(mid) - $161,307 (max)
• NC Residents: $103,935 (min) - $135,115 (mid) - $166,296 (max)
• DE, MD, PA, TX, VA Residents: $109,132 (min) - $141,871 (mid) - $174,610 (max)
• DC Residents: $122,643 (min) - $159,436 (mid) - $196,229 (max)
• CA & NY Residents:  $126,800 (min) - $164,299 (mid) - $202,881 (max)

Location

• In-person, hybrid, and remote options are available. Our office is located in Baltimore.
• Note: The incumbent must pick up their badge from their local CDC office. 

Employment Type

Full-timeFearless is looking for a Software Engineer III to add to our diverse team of 250+ employees (and counting!).

What you’ll be doing

We’re looking to change the world by building software with a soul, and we want your help.

The Software Engineer III leads the development, maintenance, and enhancement of complex software systems that solve customer and user problems.  This role brings detailed understanding of the nuances of software development, and depth in a variety of languages, paradigms, technologies, and frameworks to effectively contribute in a wide array of different projects.  Software Engineer IIIs are experts in digesting complex tasks and business requirements and aligning a group around an implementation.  They are responsible for the smooth delivery of maintainable systems by establishing effective team processes.

We need your coding and leadership skills! What other skills will help you succeed at Fearless? Glad you asked! We’re excited about candidates that: 

Responsibilities and Contributions 

Organizational and Leadership Role 

• Synthesizes business requirements and objectives and drives the development of solutions.
• Collaborates with talented designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to plan and build new features. 
• Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills.
• Drives all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code.

Functional Role 

• Designs and implements effective, secure software solutions that meet the business and technology requirements of the project.
• Articulates business needs and translates them into technology solutions.
• Creates technical processes that create testable and maintainable software with minimal technical debt.
• Troubleshoots technical issues in application and infrastructure code. 
• Develops and implements plans for the continuous improvement and evolution of the software system.
• Identifies opportunities and articulates suggestions to improve the technology strategies beyond the scope of a team or project.
• Reviews other developers’ code and provides specific, constructive feedback.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/workflows within the businesses they support.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies  

Must-Have Skills

• BS/MS/MEng in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree.
• At least 10 years of experience as a software engineer or in a closely related position.
• Strong demonstrated work proficiency in Python, particularly in developing Natural Language Processing (NLP) models. 
• Demonstrated work experience with Natural Language Processing tools (NLP).
• Demonstrated work experience with data modeling dashboard development and creation, including the creation of a data warehouse.
• Demonstrated work experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Microsoft Azure required, Terraform preferred. 
• Demonstrated work experience with API coding.
• Ability to acquire Public Trust Security Clearance.
• A minimum of one year of recent experience in healthcare or experience with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
• Demonstrated work experience with R Programming Language or Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), R and Dax preferred. 
• Demonstrated work experience with GitHub.
• Expert in web-development including front-end (browser) and back-end (server) including UI components, client-server integrations, APIs, and data persistence.
• Ability to discuss abstract software development concepts like single-responsibility, cohesion, data immutability, and other paradigm appropriate design patterns.
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• Proficient with the industry-leading framework(s) for the programming language expertise (Express.js, Gatsby.js, Django, Flasks, Rails, Spring.io, etc).
• Proficient with important libraries and technologies in the ecosystem of programming language expertise.
• Proficient with HTML, Javascript and ability to quickly translate designs into CSS implementations.
• Proficient with at least one front-end technology like React, Angular, Vue, Ember, Backbone, Svelte.
• Proficient with building applications in containerized development environments.
• Expert in with advanced git commands like rebasing, squashing, and cherry-picking.
• Ability to assist other engineers with source code management in git.
• Ability to discuss technical tasks and team process topics with team members.
• Basic understanding of container orchestration technologies like Amazon ECS and Kubernetes.
• Basic understanding of "serverless" concepts and frameworks like Serverless.com and AWS Lambda.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms like AWS.
• Basic understanding of software infrastructure including network, compute, and data storage resources. 
• Basic understanding of securing systems on the application, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, and build relationships and influence others.

Highly Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience working with government or large industry clients.
• Expert in at least one programming language like Node.js, Go, Java 8+, Ruby, etc.
• Experience with United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies.
• Experience with PowerBI and/or Tableau. 
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams. 
• Holds a current AWS Certified Developer Associate, Solutions Architecture Associate, or Solutions Architect Professional or similar certification in another cloud platform.
• Holds a current Certified Scrum Master certification.
• Holds a current CompTIA Security+ certification.