Entry Level Software Developer

Salary: $70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Hands-on coding experience gained through coursework, projects, or internships.
• Solid grounding in data structures, algorithms, and web or backend fundamentals.
• Ability to learn rapidly and contribute effectively in an Agile team.
• Bachelors degree.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid arrangement in Washington, D.C. or Virginia.
• Ability to pass a coding challenge, background screening, and drug screening.
• Projects demonstrating AI-assisted development, such as AI-generated tests or AI-supported refactoring, are preferred.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, databases, or CI/CD is preferred.
• Interest in security, privacy, and handling sensitive information is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Drive adoption of AI-assisted DevSecOps practices, using large language models and automation tools to speed up secure containerization of legacy applications while preserving compliance.
• Build and maintain AI-enhanced CI/CD pipelines that can generate security policies, container settings, and infrastructure-as-code templates based on application needs and best practices.
• Use AI coding assistants for development, refactoring, and documentation in line with team standards.
• Create unit and integration tests, improve coverage, and help reduce defects.
• Accelerate pull requests with AI-assisted reviews, summaries, and risk notes.
• Search logs and documentation with AI to diagnose issues and remove blockers.
• Collaborate with product, design, security, and compliance teams to deliver production-ready increments.
• Develop in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices or APIs across the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design through testing and delivery.
• Join technical solutioning and design discussions.
• Perform proofs of concept and deliver comprehensive solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Add new features while improving efficiency, reliability, and scalability to meet client needs.

Technologies:

• AI
• Backend
• Business Intelligence
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• Java
• Machine Learning
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Web
• microservices
• API
• AWS
• Copilot
• Cursor
• Docker
• GCP
• GitHub
• NodeJS
• Python
• REST
• React
• SQL
• Windsurf
• gRPC

More:

We are Uptime Crew, a technology-focused company delivering talent across Full-Stack engineering, Cloud, DevSecOps, Networking, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Data Science, and Machine Learning. This is an entry-level Software Developer (AI Native) role with hybrid work in Arlington, VA and Washington, D.C. We hire you, pay you to train for 10 weeks in a realistic remote environment, and then place you on a client engineering team. Our program includes agile sprints, code reviews, practical tickets, and a capstone focused on AI-assisted development, secure coding, testing, documentation quality, and cloud deployment basics. During training, compensation includes a paid biweekly stipend plus benefits. Additional benefits include health insurance covering medical, vision, and dental, matching 401(k), voluntary life insurance, relocation reimbursement, 11 paid days off per year, industry certifications, and an inclusive, collaborative culture. We also offer paid time off and a starting salary from $70,000 per year.

last updated 38 week of 2026