Software Developer - MEAN Stack at Steel Thread in Sterling, VA

Company Description

Steel Thread Software, Inc. is a privately-held, certified small business headquartered in Dulles, VA. Since 2008, we have consistently delivered quality Information Technology services to leading US Federal Government agencies. Our history has been to provide best practices and offer emerging technologies that meet the mission objectives of a diverse customer base.

Job Description

HTML5 and single page applications (SPA) are transforming how web applications are created and deployed, and as a Steel Thread software developer you will work with leading MEAN stack technologies (Mongo DB, Express.JS, Angular.JS, and Node.JS) to build innovative software products.

We are looking for intermediate and senior developers to help build our commercial software products, as well as “architect-level” developers to help manage development of custom product development implementations as part of our Professional Services team. Team members will also be able to participate in some incredibly cool disruptive open-source projects that Steel Thread is developing and bringing to market.

If you develop clean and concise code that performs well, thrive in a team environment, hold yourself to the highest standards of integrity, and you want to make a serious impact at a scrappy tech company, then Steel Thread is the place for you.

This position is based in Dulles, VA and reports to the Director of Engineering. Successful candidates will work in the product development team to spec, build, test and deploy new features.

This position is all JavaScript all the time. A typical project involves creating a robust RESTful API node server using Node.js and MongoDB and then building a kick-ass responsive design front-end using Angular.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• At least two years professional experience developing scalable web sites using one of the major Javascript MVC frameworks (Angular.js, Knockout, Ember, Backbone).
• Passionate about developing software that makes a positive impact on its users.
• Communicate exceptionally well with audiences at all technical skill levels.
• Comprehensive understanding of JavaScript and JavaScript patterns.
• Think AngularJS is the coolest thing since jQuery.
• Experience investigating and improving JavaScript performance and reliability issuesExperience with front-end build tools and approaches including bundling, minification, compilation of LESS or SASS CSS files, etc.
• Familiarity with Agile development, Unit Tests and Continuous Integration
• Actively participate in daily SCRUMS with the project team.
• Test-driven development zealot.
• Please note that some positions on our Client Services Team may require rotational on-call support.

Skills:

• You will be involved with every part of the stack – you should know how they work together.
• We work in a DevOps team manner where the entire team is involved in the delivery of our products.
• You will be required to possess cross functional skills and understand how to investigate, troubleshoot, maintain and monitor application deployments.
• You will spend most of your time writing code, so you must want to spend the bulk of your time coding and not diagramming, documenting, or meetings.
• You must also be good at coding, which means knowing how to write good tests, make good estimates, and fulfill requirements in idiomatic code that meets standards for correctness and elegance.
• This role includes dealing with real-time data streams via REST APIs, engineering for performance on a wide variety of platforms and browsers.

Bonuses:

• Javascript testing tools
• Javascript test driven development
• Cross browser testing automation
• Javascript Build Task (Grunt)
• Javascript Code Quality (Lint/ JS Hint)
• BusterJS (Javascript unit testing)
• Quint (Javascript unit testing)

Additional Information

We urge qualified candidates to apply for this position and experience the rewards of working for a progressive, dynamic, and forward-thinking organization that values the development of success of its employees. Steel Thread offers an excellent benefits package and a truly exciting work environment that encourages individual growth, cooperation, and innovation.

What We Offer: • Competitive salary • 6 weeks of paid time off • Immediate eligibility to participate in a matched 401(k) retirement savings plan • Full Health/Dental/Vision/Life benefits • Paid time off for training • Corporate events with paid lunches • Casual dress code • Quarterly company outings • Lunch & Learn programs • Company sponsored happy hours • Parking reimbursement • Fringe benefit allowance • Recognition and rewards bonuses • Referral bonuses

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Steel Thread Software provides equal employment opportunity and services to all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, or another reason prohibited by law. It is the intention that all applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.