About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

Role Overview

This is an Entry-Level Software Developer role focused on web development for a Confidential Client in the IT sector. You will join an agile engineering team building scalable, customer-facing applications primarily using C#/.NET, Entity Framework Core, and SQL Server on Azure, with front-end work in React + TypeScript. The position contributes across the full software lifecycle from design and development to testing and deployment.

---

What You’ll Do

• Participate on an agile team and take part in all scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
• Design, write, and review code that follows coding standards and best practices.
• Translate design mockups, prototypes, and user stories into working application features.
• Help create engineering specifications, acceptance criteria, and estimations for stories.
• Write unit and integration tests; contribute to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor work against schedules, surface blockers early, and communicate progress to leads.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing and code quality.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and make trade-off recommendations for scalability and maintainability.

---

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• ~5 years total experience designing and building scalable, highly available systems (per the client’s requirement).
• Strong experience with modern programming languages and web services (REST/JSON).
• Experience producing maintainable, fault-tolerant code and translating UX/UI designs into working software.

Preferred

• ~5 years C# / .NET experience (SQL Server, Entity Framework Core).
• ~3+ years React with TypeScript.
• Experience with Azure App Service / Azure SQL Database.
• Familiarity with Terraform, xUnit, and Playwright is a plus.
• Prior experience in healthcare technology is preferred but not required.

---

Skills & Tools

• C# / .NET, Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server
• React + TypeScript
• RESTful web services and JSON
• Azure platform (App Service, Azure SQL)
• Unit testing (xUnit) and end-to-end testing (Playwright) preferred
• Familiarity with CI/CD, source control, and agile (Scrum) workflows
• Strong engineering fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, and design patterns

---

Location & Work Authorization

• Location: Maryland, MD (office-based)
• Note: Due to contractual/access/security requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens. Reasonable accommodations and questions about this requirement can be addressed during the hiring process.

---

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $102,700 — $164,600 (base). Actual pay is based on experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market factors.
• The Confidential Client offers benefits consistent with market practice; specific benefits and eligibility will be discussed during the hiring process.

---

Other Details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Travel: 0%–25% (as needed)
• Physical requirements: Typical office-based role; occasional lifting up to 10 lbs.
• This role may require access to covered or confidential information; adherence to HIPAA and the client's security/privacy policies is expected.
• The Confidential Client is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

---

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.