Junior Software Engineer

540 is looking for a Junior Software Engineer to help improve the efficiency of acquisition and procurement within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). We are looking for a startup-minded individual to work within an Agile team focusing on legacy application management in addition to full stack development with JavaScript / Typescript, Node and Angular primarily.
On this project, you will be supporting the development and implementation of a wide variety of applications that facilitate the sharing of financial information for the FDIC. These include both legacy and modernized applications that use cutting-edge tech to gather and display information about banks, their branches and a multitude of financial records. With better standardization across these source systems and services, the public will have better insight into the health of the financial industry with data provided by FDIC.
Location : local candidates only with flexibility for remote work, HQ is located in Arlington, VA
Citizenship & Clearance Requirement : per client requirements, must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain an FDIC Public Trust clearance
Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
540 Internal Thrive Level: Associate Software Engineer
WHY 540?
540 is a forward-thinking company that the government turns to in order to #GetShitDone. We do more than talk about it, we break down barriers to innovation and build impactful tech. We're looking for someone with big ideas, who thrives on innovation and is a self-starter. If you love to learn about and work with new technologies, we want to talk to you.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
• Object-oriented programming experience
• #GetShitDone mentality

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• JavaScript, Typescript
• Modern JavaScript full stack development: Angular/React Node/Express/NestJS Elasticsearch/PostgreSQL
• Legacy C#, .NET applications
• RESTful API design and development
• Experience writing unit and end-to-end tests
• Familiarity with Git repositories
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Financial data experience
• Data analysis background

BENEFITS & PERKS

• 100% covered health, dental and vision premium for employees, optional dependent coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability coverage
• Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off
• Home Office allowance
• Monthly technology stipend
• Reimbursement for trainings / certifications
• Paid AWS Developer account
• Fully loaded Macbook Pro
• Referral Bonus - good people know good people
• Annual Social Events (hackathon, holiday party, charity golf tournament, etc.)
• Access to 540's Washington Capitals tickets

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)
540's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.