hatch I.T. is partnering with Expression to find a Senior Full Stack Developer. See details below:
About The Role:
Expression is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Full Stack Developer with a passion for technology and problem-solving to join their team. The ideal candidate should be proficient in both front-end and back-end development, with a focus on developing and maintaining web-based applications and systems using modern technologies.
In this position, you will have opportunities to work with small, feature-focused teams to engineer solutions, mentor team members, and collaborate with their staff of data scientists, DevSecOps engineers, and product designers to contribute to their Agile development process. You should be knowledgeable and customer-oriented, possessing strong communication and presentation skills.
Location & Qualifications:
- Fully remote, full time, must be a US Citizen eligible for a DoD Secret clearance.
- An active Secret clearance is nice-to-have but optional.
- Residence or willingness to relocate to the DC area, and to work hybrid on-site is nice-to-have but optional.
About the Company:
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for their clients via agile delivery of tailored solutions built through constant engagement with their clients. Expression was ranked #1 on the Washington Technology 2018's Fast 50 list of fastest growing small business Government contractors and a Top 20 Big Data Solutions Provider by CIO Review.
Qualifications:
- Education: Associates degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and/or equivalent experience in industry as Software Engineer.
- Experience:
- Strong fundamental programming skills; you should be familiar with SOLID design principles, have good intuition for code quality, be able to read and understand unfamiliar code quickly, and be able to write excellent, readable code and tests, with attention to both detail and expediency.
- Senior-level proficiency with React frontend application development, including functional components, utilizing and creating hooks, local and remote state management, component and rendering lifecycles, CSS-in-JS styling, and component-driven development.
- Senior-level proficiency with the Express.js backend framework and related technologies such as GraphQL, REST, at least one ORM (Drizzle/TypeORM/Knex/Sequelize). It is expected that you will be comfortable defining database migrations, writing queries, mutations and resolvers, and be able to write code connecting backend Express.js services to external APIs.
- Senior-level experience with TypeScript; you should understand how to inspect types within libraries, use utility types, and intelligently engineer interfaces. You should understand the distinction between compile-time typing and runtime typing.
- Proficiency with Git VCS and GitFlow. You should have experience with the branch-and-merge process, selecting release candidates, and producing and backporting hotfixes.
- Skills:
- Superior, independent problem-solving and communication skills; this position requires not only the ability to understand complex interfaces, workflows and data, but also the ability to simplify and communicate those ideas to less-experienced developers.
- Ability to perform thorough code review and mentor junior and mid level developers, supplying them with useful feedback that enables them to grow with each MR and maintain the quality of the codebase and product.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with the Agile process, particularly Scrum.
- Familiarity with real-time geospatial data visualization and streaming using any of the following, or similar technologies: Mapbox, WebGL, D3.js, Visx, Charts.js, Protobuffers, GraphQL Subscriptions, SSE, Websockets.
- Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL + PostGIS; you should be able to synthesize, understand and modify complex geospatial/temporal queries, have a thorough understanding of query optimization, indexing and partitioning in support of high-volume analytical workloads.
- Either experience with spectrum or RF engineering, or related skills such as familiarity with undergraduate-level physics. Alternatively, a demonstrable history of learning and then problem-solving within complex, unfamiliar technical domains quickly.
- Experience collaborating with product design teams, data scientists/engineers, ISSOs, and government stakeholders.
- AWS Cloud Developer-level experience; with a solid understanding of CI/CD, containers, networking, managed services, as well as troubleshooting & supporting deployment within a high-security production environment.
Skills Required
- Associates degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and/or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
- Strong fundamental programming skills, including SOLID design principles, code quality, unfamiliar code comprehension, readable code, and automated testing
- Senior-level proficiency developing React frontend applications, including functional components, hooks, state management, lifecycles, CSS-in-JS, and component-driven development
- Senior-level proficiency with Express.js and related backend technologies, including GraphQL, REST, and at least one ORM
- Experience defining database migrations, writing queries, mutations, and resolvers, and connecting Express.js services to external APIs
- Senior-level experience with TypeScript, including utility types, library type inspection, interface engineering, and compile-time versus runtime typing
- Proficiency with Git and GitFlow, including branching, merging, release candidate selection, and hotfix backporting
- Superior independent problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to conduct thorough code reviews and mentor junior and mid-level developers
- Familiarity with Agile development, particularly Scrum
- Experience with real-time geospatial data visualization and streaming technologies
- Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL and PostGIS, including geospatial and temporal queries, optimization, indexing, and partitioning
- Experience with spectrum or RF engineering, undergraduate-level physics, or demonstrated ability to learn complex technical domains quickly
- Experience collaborating with product design teams, data scientists or engineers, ISSOs, and government stakeholders
- AWS Cloud Developer-level experience, including CI/CD, containers, networking, managed services, and high-security production deployment support
- Must be a US citizen eligible for a DoD Secret clearance
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Get behind the scenes insights from startup tech teams: https://www.myhatchpad.com/newsletter/ hatch I.T. is a specialized technology consulting firm connecting software, product, and data engineers with tech startups in emerging tech markets. We offer customized models that transform the way early-stage and high-growth startups scale. Our flagship programs include: - Scale – technical consulting and recruiting services for high-growth startups - Stride – technical strategy and consulting for early-stage startups - hatchpad – an online community platform connecting startup technologists to network, learn, and advance in their careers In true startup fashion, our roots can be traced to a garage in Leesburg, VA in 2013. While working with local startups, our Founder & CEO, Tim Winkler, realized that traditional staffing models didn’t align with the growth needs of startups. Working with those firms felt transactional and the costs were way outside a startup's budget. There was a need for a solution that was relational, community driven, and flexibly priced. With this in mind, hatch I.T. was formed, along with customized models that transform the way early-stage and high-growth startups scale. Fast forward 8 years and 15 employees later, hatch has developed a platform that provides a roadmap to guide startups from MVP through all stages of growth. After proving this model with dozens of startups across DC, Maryland, & Virginia, we realized it was needed in all emerging startup markets. If you’re a startup looking to grow your startup team, or an engineer looking for a career at an innovative tech company, connect with hatch I.T. today.








