Senior Software Engineer

Closing Date: Position is Open until filled

Salary Range: 108,762.00 - 152,911.00

Our team is mission-driven and works collaboratively across multiple teams and projects. Our systems are critical to the operations of the House, and we see the impact of our work in day-to-day operations and in the enduring capabilities we deliver. If you enjoy being in a fast-paced environment, making a difference, with new opportunities to grow your skills, we have an opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Legislative Applications engineering team. This is a senior-level position where you can help us deliver modern systems that support the legislative activities of the House. You will have the opportunity to contribute to multiple Clerk projects and build your skills in an enterprise environment.

This position is part of a development team that includes DevOps engineers, UX designers, business analysts, QA, and peer software engineers with a range of specialized skills. We use the Agile methodology with frequent releases, continuous integration and deployment and respond to frequent feedback from customers. In this capacity you will:

• Contribute to multiple Clerk managed systems by designing systems, developing software, performing code reviews, fixing bugs, and supporting operations.
• Use modern engineering workflows in an Agile environment.
• Build enterprise products based on single page applications (SPA) and microservice architectures.

Provide support for enterprise products and users and ensure that systems are secure and available.

This is a hybrid position with required on-site work on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Telework is available. Occasional work outside normal business hours may be required due to the operational needs of the House.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, and equivalent work experience is preferred.
• 8 or more years’ experience building applications in an enterprise environment.

Additional desired experience

• Experience with content management and publishing technology and processes.
• Experience with XML publishing technology such as XSLT, XSL-FO, HTML and CSS paged media.
• Experience with .NET technologies and tools.
• Experience with UI frameworks such as React and Angular.
• Experience with relational database design, development and performance tuning using relational databases (RDBMS) and/or NoSQL databases.
• Experience building containerized applications with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying and managing systems in cloud environments.
• Experience designing and building systems for the US Government.
• A desire to research and study new emerging technologies for consideration in future and ongoing development efforts.

Hiring for this position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act. Applicants seeking veterans’ preference consideration should email [email protected] for more information.

Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check. Employment with the U.S. House of Representatives is at-will.

EOE.