Junior Software Engineer – Application Developer (JavaScript, TypeScript) (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Mighty Acorn Digital is a professional services company focused on enhancing government digital services. They are seeking a mission-driven application developer to participate in the entire application lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of clean and maintainable code while collaborating with a team of senior technologists.

Responsibilities:

• Take part in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on writing clean and maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team
• Show initiative and a strong motivation to learn and grow within the role
• Communicate effectively with the team, product management, and other stakeholders, providing regular updates on status and progress.
• Work closely with a team of senior technologists on an established cross-functional scrum team

Qualifications:

Required:

• 2-3 years of full-stack engineering experience
• Experience working in our tech-stack (ex: Next.js, React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and AWS)
• Additional experience in an engineering specialty area such as data analysis/visualization, testing, devops, accessibility, etc.
• Effective communication skills to foster collaboration on a remote-first team
• Flexibility. Able to jump between different projects to support the team as needed
• Get better every day mindset
• An ability to work efficiently, sometimes under tight deadlines.
• A preference for transparency and an ability to be direct and transparent in your own communication.
• An ability to adapt quickly and cope with temporarily ambiguous situations as requirements change.
• This role requires work be performed from within the contiguous United States.
• Candidates must either hold active US citizenship or a green card, and should possess work authorization that does not require any present or future visa sponsorship by Mighty Acorn Digital.
• Candidates selected for the role must pass a criminal background check prior to their start date.
• Candidates must have a fast (>100Mbps) and reliable internet connection and have a dedicated workspace with background noise at an appropriate level for audio calls.
• Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in civic-tech space

Company:

Mighty Acorn Digital specializes in quality assurance for government digital services, focusing on community and environmental stewardship. Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.