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Senior Full Stack Engineer

Sphinx Defense · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteInformation Technology$157k–$190k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate: About Sphinx, EEO, eligibility statements, etc. Must preserve substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - About Sphinx: description of company. Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About Sphinx" is company overview. Could be part of "About the role"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading. The "About Sphinx" could be considered part of "About the role"? Probably we can include company description under "About the role". The posting has "About Sphinx" then "About The Role". We'll combine. We need sections: - About the role: include description of role, mission, etc. - Responsibilities: list of duties (What You Will Be Focusing On). That's a list. - Requirements: maybe "You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have" list. - Qualifications: maybe "Bonus Points If You Have" list. - Skills: maybe combine with requirements? But we can have separate if content. - Benefits: listed: "Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents." - Pay: "This role is between $157,000 - $190,000 base salary." - Schedule: location: remote, potential travel. Not explicit schedule like full-time, but we could include location/travel under Schedule? The instruction: include Schedule section only if posting actually states them. It mentions "While this role is remote, the potential for travel may occur such as client visits, company gatherings, and other project related travel as needed may be required." That's schedule/location info. We can put under Schedule. We must not include eligibility, clearance, EEO, etc. Must remove those. We must not include duplicated lines. We must preserve all substantive info. Let's craft HTML. Structure:

About the role

... combine About Sphinx and About The Role description.

Then responsibilities as
  • ... each bullet from "What You Will Be Focusing On".
Then Requirements: maybe "You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have" list. Then Qualifications: "Bonus Points If You Have" list. Then Skills: maybe we can extract specific skills from responsibilities? But we can also combine. However instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Skills into one? But they ask to use those headings if content exists. We have content for Requirements (the list of qualifications). Skills could be derived from responsibilities but maybe we can put under Skills the specific technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Python, SQL, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. But that duplicates. Might be better to have Skills section listing those technologies. However we already have them in Requirements list. To avoid duplication, we could put them under Skills and keep Requirements as experience years etc. But we must preserve all info; duplication is okay? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication is not prohibited but might be redundant. Better to avoid duplication but still preserve info. We could split: Requirements: experience, years, clearance, citizenship, etc. Skills: specific tech stacks. Let's extract: From "You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have": list includes: - 5+ years of progressively responsible web or software development experience using modern development approaches - Strong front-end development experience, with a deep understanding of modern UI development principles, component-based architecture, responsive design, performance, and usability - Extensive experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, and/or Vue - Experience translating designs, user needs, and requirements into intuitive, production-quality user experiences - Strong full-stack fundamentals with the ability to work effectively with backend systems, including Python, API development and integration, application architecture, and service-to-service communication - Experience working with relational databases and SQL, including querying and integrating data into web applications - Experience designing, consuming, and integrating APIs between front-end applications and backend services - Understanding of modern containerized and microservices architectures using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes - Experience collaborating with QA throughout the software development lifecycle, including defining acceptance criteria, troubleshooting defects, validating functionality, and supporting release readiness - Demonstrated experience writing automated tests and developing software against defined user, functional, and technical requirements - A strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including code reviews, version control, automated testing, security, performance, and maintainability - Comfort working with ambiguity, self-directing your work, and providing technical guidance to other engineers - A demonstrated ability to own technical problems end-to-end and make sound engineering tradeoffs - Excellent communication skills and experience working with end users and cross-functional teams to design and build solutions that meet their needs - Experience developing, testing, and deploying software within air-gapped or highly secure government network environments - Have the ability to hold and maintain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance - Bonus Points If You Have The Following Experience designing and developing intuitive user interfaces featuring real-time, 2D/3D geospatial visualizations - Experience building software for mission-critical, defense, aerospace, or other highly secure environments - Actively hold a U.S. Government Secret Clearance Also location and travel. Now we need to separate. Responsibilities list from "What You Will Be Focusing On": items: - Applying a strong understanding of modern front-end development to build intuitive, responsive, and maintainable user experiences using technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, and/or Vue - Translating design mockups, user feedback, and system requirements into functional, visually appealing, and intuitive user interfaces - Building performant, secure, and well-tested web applications with a focus on scalability, automation, usability, and security - Leading the development of critical features across the full software development lifecycle, with significant influence from user feedback, system requirements, design engineering, and evolving customer needs - Designing, developing, and improving APIs and backend services that effectively support front-end applications and system capabilities - Developing and maintaining backend functionality using technologies such as Python, SQL, RESTful APIs, and containerized architectures - Collaborating closely with QA and other engineering disciplines to define acceptance criteria, meet functional and technical requirements, identify defects, and ensure software quality - Writing and maintaining automated unit, integration, and functional tests to validate functionality and ensure requirements are met - Conducting thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, enforce best practices, and ensure adherence to established standards - Advocating for improvements to product usability, quality, security, and performance that positively impact your team and end users - Supporting junior engineering talent through mentorship and technical guidance Now Benefits: "Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents." Pay: "This role is between $157,000 - $190,000 base salary." Schedule: location remote, potential travel. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. We'll produce:

About the role

Sphinx builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. Founded by engineers and technologists with deep experience across commercial and defense technology, we were frustrated by the outdated and insecure technology America's service members are forced to rely on. We're here to do better. We’re focused on building modern, scalable products with an emphasis on using open source technologies. Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who emphasize collaboration, transparency, and individual responsibility. Sphinx is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our team building the next generation of mission planning and command and control software for space communications programs. This team is tasked with creating modern, resilient services and capabilities to support the U.S. Government. As our engineering organization continues to scale rapidly, you’ll also play an important role in helping establish strong technical practices, supporting a growing team, and maintaining quality and consistency as we expand. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will lead the development of intuitive, high-quality user interfaces and front-end experiences for Sphinx’s space vehicle mission planning platform, while also contributing across the full stack. We’re seeking an experienced engineer with strong front-end development expertise and a solid understanding of backend development, APIs, databases, and service integration. You’ll work as an individual contributor while also providing technical leadership and mentorship to more junior engineers.

Then responsibilities. Then Requirements: maybe we put the "You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have" list (excluding bonus points). We'll separate bonus points into Qualifications. Thus:

Requirements

  • 5+ years of progressively responsible web or software development experience using modern development approaches
  • Strong front-end development experience, with a deep understanding of modern UI development principles, component-based architecture, responsive design, performance, and usability
  • Extensive experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, and/or Vue
  • Experience translating designs, user needs, and requirements into intuitive, production-quality user experiences
  • Strong full-stack fundamentals with the ability to work effectively with backend systems, including Python, API development and integration, application architecture, and service-to-service communication
  • Experience working with relational databases and SQL, including querying and integrating data into web applications
  • Experience designing, consuming, and integrating APIs between front-end applications and backend services
  • Understanding of modern containerized and microservices architectures using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience collaborating with QA throughout the software development lifecycle, including defining acceptance criteria, troubleshooting defects, validating functionality, and supporting release readiness
  • Demonstrated experience writing automated tests and developing software against defined user, functional, and technical requirements
  • A strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including code reviews, version control, automated testing, security, performance, and maintainability
  • Comfort working with ambiguity, self-directing your work, and providing technical guidance to other engineers
  • A demonstrated ability to own technical problems end-to-end and make sound engineering tradeoffs
  • Excellent communication skills and experience working with end users and cross-functional teams to design and build solutions that meet their needs
  • Experience developing, testing, and deploying software within air-gapped or highly secure government network environments
  • Have the ability to hold and maintain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance
Then Qualifications (Bonus Points):

Qualifications

  • Experience designing and developing intuitive user interfaces featuring real-time, 2D/3D geospatial visualizations
  • Experience building software for mission-critical, defense, aerospace, or other highly secure environments
  • Actively hold a U.S. Government Secret Clearance
Skills: maybe we can list specific technologies not already covered? But we already listed many in Requirements. Could still have Skills section summarizing tech stacks: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Python, SQL, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. However that would duplicate. To avoid duplication, we could omit Skills section if content is already covered. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can skip Skills if it's thin. But we need to ensure we have covered all substantive info. The skills are already in Requirements list; we can keep them

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