Junior Software Developer

Job Title: Junior Software Developer
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to U.S. Coast Guard in Kearneysville, WV
Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
Type: Full-time, W2

Viv Soft is a mission-driven technology company specializing in Cloud, Dev Sec Ops , Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Experience. We are a diverse team of innovators focused on creating open, scalable, and automated solutions that drive digital transformation in federal space. Our work culture fosters collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.

We are seeking a Junior Software Developer to support the U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5

ISC) under the COMPASS program. This role will support the development and sustainment of C5I-Home and VDS eStorefront, two Angular and Node.js web applications used to support Coast Guard operations and vessel documentation services.

The successful candidate will work as part of an Agile sprint team to develop enhancements, resolve defects, perform unit testing, participate in code reviews, and support releases across development, test, staging, and production environments. This is a hands‑on software development role focused on consistent sprint execution, secure coding, application sustainment, and effective collaboration with senior engineers, QA teams, and Government stakeholders.

• Develop, test, and maintain Angular front-end components and Node.js services for C5I-Home and VDS eStorefront.
• Implement sprint-committed user stories, enhancements, defects, and maintenance tickets in accordance with defined acceptance criteria.
• Support PostgreSQL data integrations and application interfaces with services such as Login.gov and Pay.gov.
• Write clean, secure, maintainable, and documented code in accordance with program standards and OWASP secure coding guidance.
• Identify and remediate application vulnerabilities identified through CI/CD and security scanning processes.
• Write and maintain automated unit tests and support QA testing in development, test, and staging environments.
• Assist senior engineers with troubleshooting production incidents, application defects, and performance issues.
• Submit merge requests, participate in peer code reviews, and address review feedback.
• Support deployment and promotion of application builds through development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Ensure user-facing application functionality complies with Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Maintain accurate work item status, estimates, implementation notes, and technical documentation.
• Support monthly application maintenance releases and Government demonstrations and user acceptance testing.
• Use Government-approved AI-assisted development tools to improve development productivity and code quality.
• Provide occasional after-hours support for application releases and production incidents as required.

• 1-3 years of professional experience developing web applications.
• Experience with Angular, React, Vue, or a similar modern front-end framework.
• Proficiency with Type Script or JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS.
• Working knowledge of Node.js and developing or consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience working with relational databases and writing SQL queries.
• Experience using Git-based version control and merge request or pull request-based code review workflows.
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests.
• Familiarity with secure software development and secure coding principles.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum software development environment.
• Strong…