Software Engineer III

Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email [email protected] to submit a formal request to Human Resources. 

Compensation

Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole “you” over the course of your career.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills — is given equal pay for equal work. The salary ranges for this position based on location are listed below. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified as a part of our annual salary range review.

• AL, FL, GA, TN Residents:  $100,817 (min) - $131,811(mid) - $161,307 (max)
• NC Residents: $103,935 (min) - $135,115 (mid) - $166,296 (max)
• DE, MD, PA, TX, VA Residents: $109,132 (min) - $141,871 (mid) - $174,610 (max)
• DC Residents: $122,643 (min) - $159,436 (mid) - $196,229 (max)
• CA & NY Residents:  $126,800 (min) - $164,299 (mid) - $202,881 (max)

Location

• In-person, hybrid, and remote options are available. Our office is located in Baltimore.
• Note: The incumbent must pick up their badge from their local CDC office. 

Employment Type

Full-timeFearless is looking for a Software Engineer III to add to our diverse team of 250+ employees (and counting!).

What you’ll be doing

We’re looking to change the world by building software with a soul, and we want your help.

The Software Engineer III leads the development, maintenance, and enhancement of complex software systems that solve customer and user problems.  This role brings detailed understanding of the nuances of software development, and depth in a variety of languages, paradigms, technologies, and frameworks to effectively contribute in a wide array of different projects.  Software Engineer IIIs are experts in digesting complex tasks and business requirements and aligning a group around an implementation.  They are responsible for the smooth delivery of maintainable systems by establishing effective team processes.

We need your coding and leadership skills! What other skills will help you succeed at Fearless? Glad you asked! We’re excited about candidates that: 

Responsibilities and Contributions Organizational and Leadership Role 

• Synthesizes business requirements and objectives and drives the development of solutions.
• Collaborates with talented designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to plan and build new features. 
• Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills.
• Drives all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code.

Functional Role 

• Designs and implements effective, secure software solutions that meet the business and technology requirements of the project.
• Articulates business needs and translates them into technology solutions.
• Creates technical processes that create testable and maintainable software with minimal technical debt.
• Troubleshoots technical issues in application and infrastructure code. 
• Develops and implements plans for the continuous improvement and evolution of the software system.
• Identifies opportunities and articulates suggestions to improve the technology strategies beyond the scope of a team or project.
• Reviews other developers’ code and provides specific, constructive feedback.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/workflows within the businesses they support.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies  Must-Have Skills

• BS/MS/MEng in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree.
• At least 10 years of experience as a software engineer or in a closely related position.
• Strong demonstrated work proficiency in Python, particularly in developing Natural Language Processing (NLP) models. 
• Demonstrated work experience with Natural Language Processing tools (NLP).
• Demonstrated work experience with data modeling dashboard development and creation, including the creation of a data warehouse.
• Demonstrated work experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Microsoft Azure required, Terraform preferred. 
• Demonstrated work experience with API coding.
• Ability to acquire Public Trust Security Clearance.
• A minimum of one year of recent experience in healthcare or experience with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
• Demonstrated work experience with R Programming Language or Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), R and Dax preferred. 
• Demonstrated work experience with GitHub.
• Expert in web-development including front-end (browser) and back-end (server) including UI components, client-server integrations, APIs, and data persistence.
• Ability to discuss abstract software development concepts like single-responsibility, cohesion, data immutability, and other paradigm appropriate design patterns.
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• Proficient with the industry-leading framework(s) for the programming language expertise (Express.js, Gatsby.js, Django, Flasks, Rails, Spring.io, etc).
• Proficient with important libraries and technologies in the ecosystem of programming language expertise.
• Proficient with HTML, Javascript and ability to quickly translate designs into CSS implementations.
• Proficient with at least one front-end technology like React, Angular, Vue, Ember, Backbone, Svelte.
• Proficient with building applications in containerized development environments.
• Expert in with advanced git commands like rebasing, squashing, and cherry-picking.
• Ability to assist other engineers with source code management in git.
• Ability to discuss technical tasks and team process topics with team members.
• Basic understanding of container orchestration technologies like Amazon ECS and Kubernetes.
• Basic understanding of “serverless” concepts and frameworks like Serverless.com and AWS Lambda.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms like AWS.
• Basic understanding of software infrastructure including network, compute, and data storage resources. 
• Basic understanding of securing systems on the application, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, and build relationships and influence others.

Highly Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience working with government or large industry clients.
• Expert in at least one programming language like Node.js, Go, Java 8+, Ruby, etc.
• Experience with United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies.
• Experience with PowerBI and/or Tableau. 
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams. 
• Holds a current AWS Certified Developer Associate, Solutions Architecture Associate, or Solutions Architect Professional or similar certification in another cloud platform.
• Holds a current Certified Scrum Master certification.
• Holds a current CompTIA Security+ certification.

Over the years, we’ve honed our interview process to help ensure that every team member we hire is the right fit for us and that we’re the right fit for them. If we think you’re a good fit, we’ll get in touch and start scheduling your interviews! Depending on the role's/project's requirements, the interview process may include some differences. At the minimum

• Introductory Interview: This is where you and your recruiter will build rapport, explore your career and educational background, discuss salary expectations, role requirements, and set expectations for the interview process, specific to the position of interest. 
• Technical Interview (Skills Fit): This is where we get into the nitty gritty of the project. During the Technical Interview, you’ll be interviewed by the technical team to dig more into your background and technical capabilities. 
• Business Interview: At this point, you’ve made it to the final frontier! The Business Interview is when you’ll meet with Fearless leadership to dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and determine whether or not we’ll be moving forward with the hiring process.

About Fearless Digital

Fearless Digital builds software with a soul. As a division inside Fearless, we're part of its digital services integrator model to unlock the power of organizations, people and tech. Our division designs, engineers, and delivers digital solutions to solve problems and drive impact. Using iterative development cycles, we minimize risk for our customers and efficiently deliver intuitive and responsive technology. In this way, we help set the stage for tech to work better for people. That's not our only goal, though. We also strive to create a purple culture that makes our team members excited to come to work every day. We take a holistic approach to our people’s well-being, and our culture and benefits are designed to support our people in working the way they like best. We encourage our people to pursue their passions, both in and out of the office. With flexible schedules, continuing education support, and a family-friendly work environment, we’ve created a culture that allows our team to thrive professionally and personally.

Fearless believes in equal opportunity employment. We won’t discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, our clients, our subcontractors, and our vendors.

Fearless Digital Benefits 

Benefits Eligibility:

• Full-time team members are eligible for benefits upon beginning employment at Fearless
• Part-time team members are only eligible for 8.75 days of safe & sick leave
• Interns and 1099 team members are not eligible for Fearless benefits

Our people make us who we are. We believe that every member of the Fearless team has something to share, and we value the unique viewpoint you’ll bring to our community. But we value your community, too, so we offer fulfilling work that stays in balance with the rest of life. Because everyone has different needs, desires, and goals, our benefits offer the choices and flexibility that our team members need to live well and succeed. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package, for full-time team members, exclusively:

• Life-friendly schedules
• Family-friendly workplace
• We cover 100% of your premium for our medical HSA plan + the deductible portion of HSA contributions, 80% of your premium for our HMO or PPO plans, and offer competitive dependent coverage. We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents and offer medical and dependent care FSA options. We also offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and legal planning and support insurance.
• Tech, education / training, and wellness allowances
• Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions (current match = 4%) and immediate vesting
• Referral bonus: Bring your friends! If someone you refer is hired, you’ll get a bonus of $6–12k!
• Total Pet Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Up 12 weeks of FMLA paid at 100%
• PTO is provided to team members as a lump sum allowance, not an accrual. PTO is prorated based on your start date (see table below) on a quarterly basis (with tenure-based increases), 8.75 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays, their birthday (8 hours), up to 15 days for jury duty, and up to 3 days (24 hours) of bereavement leave per eligible instance.