Software Programmer

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Full Stack Developer (Spring Boot + Angular) to lead a team of developers in an Agile environment and do end-to-end project architecture, requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-release support in a cloud/microservices environment. This position is fully remote.

Responsibilities include building and coding applications and/or modules using languages and tools; providing patches and upgrades to existing systems; planning system and development deployment; meeting software compliance standards; potentially designing graphical user interfaces (GUI) to meet user needs; preparing operating instructions; compiling documentation of program development; analyzing system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls;

and may build add-on modules using application programming language.

• Designs and codes applications following specifications using the appropriate tools.
• Maintains and modifies existing software applications.
• Analyzes detailed systems factors, including input and output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and alternative methods of problem resolution.
• Performs modifications to and maintenance of operational programs and procedures.
• Participates in code reviews to represent reviewed work for adherence to standards and specifications.
• Writes or revises program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in accordance with standards.

Experience Level

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven track record as a Technical Lead / Team Lead guiding developers and delivering enterprise-scale applications.
• Experience in end-to-end project ownership: requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-release support.

• Backend (Java + Spring Boot)
• Deep expertise in Java (8/11/17) and Spring Boot ecosystem (Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security).
• Strong experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, messaging (Kafka/Rabbit
  
  MQ).
• Hands-on knowledge of scalability, performance tuning, and distributed systems.
• Frontend (Angular)
• Proficiency in Angular (12+), Type Script, RxJS, NgRx.
• Building modular, scalable, and responsive SPAs.
• Expertise in UI/UX best practices, component libraries, and state management.

• Strong experience in RDBMS (Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle, MySQL) with advanced SQL.
• Exposure to No
  
  SQL (Mongo
  
  DB, Redis) for high-performance use cases.
• ORM expertise (Hibernate, JPA).
• Familiarity with database optimization and design for scale.

• Experience leading deployments with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops).
• Containerization & Orchestration:
  Docker, Kubernetes.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) – including deployment, scaling, and monitoring.
• Logging/monitoring practices using ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog.

• Strong advocate of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and BDD.
• Unit and integration testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers.
• Frontend testing:
  Jasmine/Karma, Cypress.
• Familiarity with Sonar Qube and code quality governance.

• Strong background working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Active participation in Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Skilled in breaking down epics into user stories, estimating tasks, and ensuring delivery within sprint commitments.
• Experience collaborating closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and QA teams.
• Proficient in Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops).
• Advocates continuous improvement, transparency, and incremental delivery.

• Team Leadership:
  Mentored and led teams of 5–10+ engineers.
• Agile Delivery Ownership:
  Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure sprint and release goals are met.
• Code reviews, architectural decisions, and enforcing best practices.
• Conflict resolution, stakeholder communication, and driving delivery under tight deadlines.