Senior Full-Stack Developer

Title: Senior Full-Stack Developer

Location: Rockville, MD or McLean, VA or Woodbridge, NJ (Hybrid)

Contract: 6+ month Contract with extension

Only Local candidates who can take Assessment and only who are in DC/VA/MD/NY/NJ who can got for F2F interview

Role Overview

Technical Profile

• Seeking a strong Full-Stack Developer with significant backend engineering experience.
• Strong Java foundation is important; approximately 10 years of Java experience is preferred.
• The organization is moving away from being exclusively Java-focused, so developers need to be comfortable working across multiple languages.
• Primary backend technologies:
• Java
• Python, including FastAPI
• Node.js
• Ideal candidates should be strong in at least 2 of the 3 backend technologies: Java, Python, and Node.js.
• Some engineers may have historically worked heavily in Java but are now primarily developing in Python.
• Candidates should be comfortable switching between languages/projects as business needs change.
• Angular 10+ experience is required for front-end development.
• AWS experience is required from an operational/development standpoint.
• Current projects include:
• A Python/FastAPI-based application
• An AWS Lambda-based, highly agentic/AI-focused application
• Existing Java-based applications
• Looking for strong foundational software engineering skills rather than someone limited to a single technology stack.

Ideal Candidate

• Senior-level full-stack engineer.
• Approximately 10+ years of Java/software development experience.
• Strong Java foundation with the ability to work in Python and/or Node.js.
• Comfortable moving between different languages, architectures, and applications.
• Angular 10+ experience.
• Strong AWS experience.
• Able to explain technical decisions and communicate their problem-solving approach clearly.
• Adaptable to a growing portfolio that includes traditional applications as well as newer AI/agentic solutions.

Interview Process

Round 1 Coding Assessment

• 30-minute Zoom coding session using Glider AI.
• Candidate receives a relatively straightforward coding problem.
• Evaluation is not solely based on getting the correct answer.
• Candidates should:
• Explain how they understand the problem.
• Talk through their proposed approach.
• Communicate their reasoning while coding.
• Demonstrate structured problem-solving.
• Ultimately arrive at a workable/correct solution.

Round 2 Panel Interview

• Four-person panel.
• Focuses on behavioral and experience-based questions.
• Candidates should be prepared to discuss:
• Problems they have solved.
• Projects they have owned or contributed to.
• Technical challenges and how they approached them.
• Collaboration and communication.
• Their individual contribution and impact.