Full Stack Developer II

• Assist with requirements gathering and validation with internal stakeholders.
• Identify and address performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Follow secure coding practices and organizational security standards.
• Support application monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support activities.
• Maintain technical documentation, including system architecture and deployment procedures.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and maintainability expectations.

• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and development tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve application performance and development processes.
• Participate in modernization, refactoring, and technical debt reduction initiatives.
• Support adoption of tools and technologies that improve team productivity and software quality.

• 4–7 years of full-stack software development experience.
• Strong experience developing applications using the MERN stack.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and modern front-end development practices.
• Experience with React, component-based architecture, state management, and responsive design.
• Strong experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js and Express.js.
• Experience designing and working with MongoDB databases, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI development frameworks.
• Experience with TypeScript preferred.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and services.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting applications within AWS environments.
• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM, or similar cloud-native services.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker preferred.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration platforms is a plus.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled development tools, AI-powered applications, large language models, prompt engineering, or related AI technologies is a strong plus.
• Experience in healthcare, benefits administration, or other regulated industries is a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional software development experience.

• No direct supervisory responsibilities.
• Opportunity to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and support knowledge sharing within the engineering organization.

• VBG find meaning in their day-to-day work because every process, every project, and every decision connect back to real Veterans’ lives.
• VBG fosters a culture that values service, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• When you work at VBG, you’re not just advancing your career—you’re honoring service, empowering Veterans, and helping to build a better system for those who gave so much.

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