Sr. Application Developer

Washington, DC, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 10 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • Microservices
  • Auditing
  • Technical Writing
  • Collaboration
  • Computer Science
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Methodology
  • Agile
  • Testing
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • RESTful
  • Service Design
  • Version Control
  • Workflow
  • Python
  • Amazon Lambda
  • Step-Functions
  • Terraform
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon S3
  • API
  • Amazon SQS
  • Docker
  • Git
  • GitLab
  • AngularJS
  • React.js
  • TypeScript
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Productivity
  • Code Review
  • Optimization
  • Documentation
  • Debugging
  • Test Cases
  • Artificial Intelligence

Summary

Role: Sr. Application Developer/Engineer/Programmer

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: Long Term

Responsibilities:

Development & Infrastructure
  • Develop and maintain Python-based microservices and AWS infrastructure using CDK
  • Model complex business workflows with AWS Step Functions
  • Build containerized applications with RESTful APIs
  • Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and audit trails (CloudWatch, CloudTrail)

Quality & Collaboration
  • Conduct code reviews focused on maintainability, performance, and best practices
  • Write unit tests and integration tests; perform code remediation
  • Contribute to architecture decisions and maintain technical documentation
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience
  • BS in Computer Science/IT or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years software development experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies

Core Technical Skills
  • Python: Production-grade development with modern frameworks and testing libraries
  • AWS CDK: Infrastructure-as-code for multi-environment deployments
  • CI/CD: Hands-on pipeline creation and management for cloud applications
  • API Design: RESTful service design, versioning, and error handling
  • Version Control: Git workflows, branching strategies, merge request reviews

Technical Stack:

Primary (daily use expected):
  • Python 3.9+, AWS Lambda, Step Functions
  • IaC: CDK, Terraform experience
  • DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
  • SNS/SQS, EventBridge
  • Docker, Git/GitLab

Secondary (nice to have):
  • Frontend: Angular or React (TypeScript)
  • AWS Services: Athena, Glue, Load Balancers

Productivity Tools (Plus)

AI-Assisted Development
  • Experience using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code for:
    • Code review and optimization suggestions
    • Documentation generation
    • Debugging and troubleshooting
    • Test case development
  • Ability to critically evaluate and adapt AI-generated code
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: RTL939169
  • Position Id: 301425d4460f70b1170755cc92be53b0
  • Posted 1 day ago
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