Remote Software Engineer II, Java/React
at Fearless

Summary

Join our team as a Software Engineer II and contribute to building software with a soul. As a key member of our diverse team, you will develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems that solve customer and user problems. With a focus on breadth across software development skills and depth in specific technologies, you will build effective software solutions and collaborate with other engineers and designers to implement features that meet design specifications and deliver business value.

Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance is required
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree
• A minimum of 4 to 5 years of demonstrated development experience with Java (Java 17/Spring Boot is preferred)
• Demonstrated working experience with Modern front-end technologies with React.js
• Strong proficiency with Typescript, Javascript, HTML, CSS
• Strong proficiency utilizing GIT
• Strong proficiency with Relational Databases
• Proficient in web-development including front-end (browser) and back-end (server) including UI components, client-server integrations, APIs, and data persistence
• Proficient with important libraries and technologies in the ecosystem of programming language expertise
• Proficient with the unit testing frameworks appropriate to the language of expertise
• Proficient with HTML, Javascript and ability to quickly translate designs into well structured markup and maintainable CSS
• Experience with building applications in containerized development environments
• Expert in basic git actions like cloning, creating branches, navigating between branches, staging code for commit, committing code, resetting, and merging
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly
• Ability to discuss technical tasks and team process topics with team members and outside stakeholders
• Proficiency with advanced Git actions like rebasing, squashing, and cherry-picking
• Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, and build relationships and influence others

Responsibilities

• Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills
• Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership
• Decomposes tasks into discrete objectives to serve the strategic direction of the team
• Builds software solutions with minimal direction in the form of maintainable code in accordance with the project/organization technical standards
• Delivers complete software solutions that function well within the full system including documentation and automated unit/integration tests
• Debugs existing software and corrects defects
• Performs manual exploratory testing individually and with the team, as appropriate for the project test strategy
• Advises the team on specific implementation options that meet business requirements
• Contributes actively in team Agile processes through collaboration, discussion, and/or preparation
• Provides feedback to improve the team’s technical procedures
• Collaborates with other Engineers and Designers to implement features that meet design specifications and deliver business value
• Contributes during all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code
• Coaches others on the team through code reviews
• Seeks and engages peer-reviews of tasks and deliverables; coaches others when reviewing their tasks and deliverables

Benefits

• 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
• 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