Senior Full-stack engineer in military/defence (EST timezone)

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization? Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. We are looking for a passionate Full-stack engineer who will provide remote support to ACT’s digital modernization initiatives, focusing on the design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of secure, containerized applications. The work will align with our client's Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy and Data Exploitation Implementation Plan, contributing to the Warfare Development Agenda through interoperable software solutions and APIs that integrate with existing platforms. Close collaboration with the stakeholders, including SHAPE, JWC, and JFTC, will ensure outputs meet our client's requirements while supporting agile delivery, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and cybersecurity standards. Developers must remain flexible and able to rapidly learn new technologies to advance the digital transformation goals. Responsibilities:

• Build containerized application tools following the 12-Factor App methodology, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Develop products as part of a balanced agile team (Product Manager, Product Owner, UI/UX Designer, and Data Scientists as applicable).
• Design and implement REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• Develop full-stack solutions using modern JavaScript, Python, and/or Java frameworks.

• Perform front-end development (e.g., React, Angular).
• Perform back-end development (e.g., Node.js, Django/Flask, SpringBoot).

• Conduct database design and programming (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Deploy containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Work in a collaborative, pair programming environment as needed.
• Rapidly learn and apply new programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Support the creation of sustainable DevSecOps pipelines and agile delivery practices.

We are happy to hear from you if you have:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in full-stack development using JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in front-end development (React, Angular, etc.) and/or back-end development (Node.js, Django/Flask, SpringBoot, etc.).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in database design/programming (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Experience in REST API design and development.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience in Microservices Architecture.
• Experience deploying containerized applications with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Experience working in collaborative, agile teams.
• Experience delivering iterative releases in an Agile/DevSecOps environment.
• Fluent English skills (verbal and written).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Willingness to work in EST time zone

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.