The Role
GovExec is seeking a Back End Software Developer to help build our GovTribe product. You will have professional software development experience, as well as exceptional coding skills in JavaScript and PHP, and a track record of applying these technologies to solve a wide range of problems.
In this role, you need experience working PHP 8+ and Laravel 9+ with external data sources and supporting technologies like MongoDB and Elasticsearch. A typical development sprint at GovExec involves reviewing feature requests and bug reports, consolidating each into detailed requirement definitions, writing code, and writing tests. You will work with other developers and project managers to help move this process forward.
As a valued member of the software development team, we want you to constantly bring new ideas and technologies into the process. Would you like to use a new charting library? Push messaging platform? Bring it!
Responsibilities
- Work with the GovTribe Product Manager, Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and GovTribe leadership to define and prioritize work for the upcoming sprint.
- Work directly with the Product Manager to convert feature requests into detailed requirement definitions.
- During the sprint, write code in feature branches, iteratively push commits as you make progress, and review work with other team members.
- Develop and maintain web scraping programs and scripts to gather data from various web pages.
- Develop and maintain ETL processes using tools like Guzzle, Laravel HTTP Client and Symfony Panther.
- Write clean and scalable code to keep good performance.
- Manage and analyze data sets obtained through web scraping, ensuring accuracy and quality.
- Test and troubleshoot web scraping processes to identify and resolve any issues or errors.
- Create test coverage that will run via our continuous integration system.
- At the end of the sprint, review your progress with other team members.
- Once code is in production, monitor our bug tracking system for errors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or relevant work experience.
- Exceptional coding skills in PHP 8+.
- 5-7 years of full-time, software development experience, that includes:
- 2+ years experience working on full-stack web applications.
- 1+ year building website scrapers.
- 1+ year experience with Larave 9+.
- 1+ year experience with MongoDB.
- 1+ year experience with Elasticsearch.
- Able to effectively communicate and collaborate with non-technical stakeholders, such as business leaders or product managers.
About GovExec:
GovExec’s data and insights set the standard for depth, accuracy, and impact for government leaders and contractors. As the market-leading information and intent-based marketing platform, for over fifty years GovExec has empowered the government ecosystem to engage and support government leaders as they work to achieve their missions across federal, defense, and state and local agencies. Our strategic sales enablement and intent-based marketing solutions accelerate revenue growth to fuel market success. The platform is powered by the largest and most sophisticated database in the public sector, GovExec’s platform reaches 3.3 million government influencers each month and provides its marketing clients with a significant competitive advantage in driving higher conversion and growth.
Working at GovExec
At GovExec, we believe that a new era of work -- particularly when, where, and how it gets done -- has arrived. We are building a hybrid workplace that allows for greater freedom and flexibility while also fostering a collaborative culture, no matter where you are working. GovExec offers permanent remote work in 20+ states across the US, as well as the option to work out of one of our offices based in Washington DC, New York or San Diego. GovExec also offers a range of great benefits including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Open time off policy
- Twelve weeks paid parental leave
- Supportive, collaborative teams
- Unique opportunity to help government officials from a private sector company
- Expansive learning and development opportunities
GovExec recruits talent for four salient attributes or qualities:
- Soul of Entrepreneurship
- Culture of Inclusion
- Force of Ideas
- Spirit of Generosity
The compensation range for the role is $120,000 to $130,000 per year.
Government Executive Media Group, Inc. and its affiliates ("GovExec") are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.
