Full Stack Engineer

We are looking for a thoughtful, collaborative Full Stack Engineer to join our growing, distributed team at Coforma.

Our Full Stack Engineers enjoy tackling complex problems while working with other members of our cross-disciplinary teams to deliver elegant products across a modern technology stack. They are skilled across the stack, building accessible applications that put people first with code that is clean, maintainable, well-documented, and well-tested.

In this role, you'll work closely with researchers and designers early and often, collaborating to add perspective that increases understanding and empathy. As such, your passion for articulating technology solutions that aim to improve lives is a feature, not a bug.Join us to build software that makes an impact and implement human-centered solutions that we can be proud to say we worked on together. If you’re passionate about improving lives through digital products and services, Coforma is a great company for you.

$119,768 to $149,215 Annual Salary + Benefits + Growth Potential
Placement within this range will be based on the competency level of the candidate. An offer will be made at one of the following tiers:

Tier 1 — $119,768.40: Meets stated qualification and experience requirements. May need guidance and training beyond onboarding to perform the more complex functions of the role.

Tier 2 — $134,492.10: Experienced and fully competent. Will be able to independently perform key responsibilities of the role once onboarding is completed.

Tier 3 — $149,215.80: Highly experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.

To honor our company-wide equitable pay system, the posted salary range and corresponding tier salaries are non-negotiable.
You must be a full-time resident of the contiguous United States and legally authorized to work in the US now and in the future without sponsorship to be considered for this role. The selected candidate must be willing to undergo and able to pass a Public Trust background check and any applicable background and/or security checks related to the project.

This is a US-based remote position open to applicants in the states listed below. Some travel may be required.To ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with Coforma. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.

Arizona

California

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Maryland

Massachusetts

Montana

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Oregon

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

You'll be working on building a large case management system for a government client. This system is already in development and supports a variety of user roles and permissions. A typical day would include the following tasks and responsibilities:

Write and review code, ensuring high standards of quality, maintainability, and test coverage

Solve problems across the tech stack alongside other engineers on the team, building new systems and improving existing ones

Consistently apply best practices, including a focus on accessibility

Collaborate with team members and government/client stakeholders to craft creative solutions and build technology products that improve the lives of those in the communities they serve

Engage with coworkers across disciplines according to agile and scrum methodologies, including participating in planning, breaking down requirements into tasks, refinement, and estimation, etc.

What You Know (Knowledge and Skill Requirements)

On this project, you'll be working on a multi-service platform built around Java/Spring services, a shared library, and a Next.js UI. The following knowledge and skills are required for this role:

Java and Spring Boot

Backend API development

REST APIs

Testing and Quality
JUnit 5, Mockito, MockMvc, Spring Boot test support

Ability to write and maintain unit/integration tests for API and security behavior

Comfortable with CI validation and regression prevention

Front-end testing with Jest and/or Testing Library

DevOps and Deployment
Docker

Vault secret management

GitLab CI/CD and environment configuration

Frontend
Next.js

React and TypeScript

Material UI

Form handling, API clients, and GraphQL/REST integration

Understanding of environment variables and deployment configuration

Semantic HTML

Securing applications with authentication / authorization

GraphQL usage and schema-driven client/server integration

Database migrations with Flyway

Team and Delivery expectations include:

Knowledge of Agile and Scrum development methodologies

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Knowledge of Section 508 and accessibility best practices

Ability to write clear code and tests

Ability to deliver polished, scalable, maintainable, performant code

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

Experience using coding agents such as CoPilot or Claude Code

3+ years of experience building applications with open-source programming languages

3+ years of experience working with modern frameworks, libraries, or runtimes

3+ years of experience working with APIs and databases of various types

3+ years of experience working with infrastructure tools and Infrastructure as Code

Experience with Kubernetes, DataDog, and Helm charts

Experience developing software in a remote environment

Experience in digital services, government, or federal consulting

Other

Internet: Will prioritize and maintain access to strong, reliable internet for the remote nature of our work, except when on vacation or holiday.

Security: Will keep the highest security practices to ensure privacy and security of Coforma and client information, given the nature of our work, even when on vacation.

Travel Flexibility: On request and with advanced notice, will attend in-person events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings as assigned for projects that require it.

Brand Representation: Will represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling our Company Values in all interactions.

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