Software Engineer

Looking for a full stack Software Engineering role where you can write great code AND make a difference to the world?

Level Access helps companies design and enhance their digital systems - including websites, web applications, software, and hardware - so they are usable by people with disabilities.   Level Access's flagship product offering, AMP (Accessibility Management Platform), is the industry standard for managing accessibility - and that's where YOU come in.

Our team is responsible for the development, operations and security of the AMP platform, as well as associated technologies like browser extensions and integrated development tools.  We are growing out our engineering talent to support the growth of the platform, and are looking for developers who are strong in HTML5, CSS and application frameworks such as Spring to join one of our growing scrum teams in Northern Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of extensive experience with HTML5 and CSS
3+ years of extensive experience with J2EE, Spring, Grails, or similar
3+ years of extensive experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar
3+ years of experience with JavaScript
3+ years of building out applications based on RESTful APIs
Bonus Point Experiences

Demonstrable "Full Stack" experience
Demonstrable experience using 
Git / Gitflow / Bitbucket
Jira & Confluence
AWS: Kinesis, Glue, Lambda, ElasticSearch, SQS
Docker
jQuery, React, or similar
Spring / Spring Boot
Experience working in a "Product" organization rather than just contracting or working on in-house projects.
Experience doing hands-on DevOps using AWS
Experience with Web Application Security / OWASP best practices.
Experience with accessible web design including Section 508 and WCAG
Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly and take ownership of features.
Ability to look at the big picture: we're a collaborative small team and expect you to look at the big picture, and proactively anticipate problems, interact with other departments and clients, and come up with solutions.
Specific Responsibilities

Write beautiful test-driven code. Of course. You are a software engineer and we value quality code backed by unit tests.
Participate actively in Scrum. Work with Product Management and QA daily to flesh out stories and track your commitments.
Improve accessibility. We work hard to deliver accessible solutions and enhance libraries we rely on for accessibility, too.
Collaborate. We have internal and external clients with differing needs. We expect team members to reach out and build relationships inside the company to better understand our market.
Learn. We expect team members to keep up to date on new technologies, standards, and industry trends so we can continue to be market leaders.
Education

A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, MIS or a related technical field is a positive, as is intensive job training programs or certifications.
Application Process

Salary is commensurate with experience. This is a full-time, salaried position with a competitive benefits package. It is being offered in the Vienna,VA office. If working on a small team of high impact developers sounds like something you'd enjoy, send us your resume and cover letter. If you seem like a good fit we'll be in touch.

Level Access is committed to workforce diversity. Equal Opportunity Employer. Copyright 2019, Level Access. All rights reserved.