The Web Developer will gather requirements, implement features, collaborate with UI/UX experts, test applications, and ensure technical architecture alignment while participating in Scrum meetings.
Please review the job details below.
Our team has an immediate need for an experienced Web Developer to join our team at a customer-site in McLean, VA.
Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:
Your Career: We at Maxar are very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at our disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.
We offer:
Minimum Requirements:
Desired Skills:
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $108,000.00 - $180,000.00 annually.
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our team has an immediate need for an experienced Web Developer to join our team at a customer-site in McLean, VA.
Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:
- Flush out and document application requirements from customer requests, while coordinating with the product manager to ensure tasking is within scope of project.
- Attend daily Scrum meetings to go over current tasking and identify any blockers on current/future tasks.
- Demonstrate any software deliverables to the product manager/team at the end of the sprint cycle.
- Implement new application features based on customer requirements.
- Work with UI/UX experts and power users to build an intuitive and well researched application.
- Test application features as they are developed to ensure requirements are being met.
- Work with other front-end and back-end developers on the team to ensure the technical requirements are met in the overall application architecture.
Your Career: We at Maxar are very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at our disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.
We offer:
- Dedicated professional development time.
- Online learning platform access
- Conference attendance
- Corporate partner industry training
- Peer groups
- Paid certifications
- Education reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
- Hackathons!
- Flexible Time Off
- Tenure bonus based on using required clearance on-site
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related area of study
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Strong experience with JavaScript (Hono.js) and Python (fastapi)
- Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript (Vue.js) and Tailwindcss
- Experience with DevOps (CDKTF/terraform)
- Active/current TS/SCI with required polygraph
- Willingness to work onsite full time
- US citizenship required
Desired Skills:
- Experience building chat interfaces and working with LLMs via API
- Experience working with Docker Containers for development (Podman)
- Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS)
- Familiarity with Git for source control
- Familiarity with relational database design and SQL query workflows
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $108,000.00 - $180,000.00 annually.
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
AWS
Devops (Cdktf/Terraform)
Docker Containers (Podman)
Git
Javascript (Hono.Js)
Python (Fastapi)
Tailwindcss
Typescript/Javascript (Vue.Js)
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