Junior Software Developer, Systems Software

About the role

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive.

Responsibilities

• Support design, coding, testing and validating programs that solve engineering related problems
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
• Utilizes Agile software development and software design methodologies in multiple environments
• Works closely with other engineers, systems analysts, CX designers, system end-users, and customers for the development of appropriate system architectures and implementation of system designs
• Analyzes user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Designs and codes new software or modifies existing software to add new features; debugs existing software and corrects defects
• Integrates existing software into new or modifies systems or operating environments
• Develops simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Makes recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Develops reports to support program goals
• Agile documentation requirements as defined by user stories
• Works with DevOps pipeline and understands best practices
• Experience working on Agile team preferred

Qualifications

• Education: BA/BS
• Minimum Work Experience: 0 - 1 yrs
• Must be a US citizen

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions: Sitting for long periods