[Hiring] Principal Full Stack Engineer @Bixal

Role Description

Bixal is seeking a Principal Full Stack Engineer to lead technical delivery on a federal platform that supports governmentwide regulatory planning and review. This role spans both sides of that work:

• Keep existing Java, Spring, and Oracle applications stable, performant, and secure.
• Lead defect resolution and deliver approved enhancements.
• Design and build the replacement platform on cloud, container, and DevOps foundations.
• Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with Project Manager, designers, and security lead.
• Work directly with the client's technical leads and product owner, translating complex trade-offs into clear recommendations.

This is a full-time position on an awarded contract with a 12-month base period and two 12-month option periods. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a project that aligns with Bixal’s mission of delivering innovative, human-centered solutions.

Location: This role can work remotely from anywhere in the USA. You must be legally authorized to work in the US. Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship.

Compensation: The salary range for this role is $145,000 – $155,000.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional software engineering experience, including technical leadership of development teams.
• Deep hands-on experience with Java and the Spring Framework, including building and maintaining production web applications.
• Strong experience with relational databases (Oracle preferred), including data modeling, SQL, and performance tuning.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-native, containerized applications (such as Docker and Kubernetes) on a major cloud platform.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated testing with tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and integrating multiple systems.
• Experience modernizing or replacing legacy systems while keeping production stable.
• Working knowledge of secure coding (OWASP), accessibility (Section 508, WCAG 2.1 AA), and Linux server environments.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Polished communication skills, with experience presenting technical options and trade-offs to clients and non-technical stakeholders.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination in support of a federal government contract.

Requirements

• Serve as technical lead for the program, setting engineering standards, reviewing code and architecture, and guiding technical decisions across existing and new systems.
• Lead the Target Solution Architecture and Analysis of Alternatives for the replacement platform.
• Design, prototype, build, and deploy applications on cloud, container, and DevOps foundations.
• Maintain and tune existing Java, Spring, Tomcat, and Oracle applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Design reusable platform capabilities such as user access, workflow routing, document management, audit history, reporting, notifications, and public-facing APIs.
• Lead triage, analysis, and resolution of priority defects affecting functionality, availability, security, or data integrity.
• Design and deliver approved enhancements driven by new laws, executive orders, policy changes, and agency needs.
• Build integrations with related federal systems, such as eRulemaking, FDMS, Regulations.gov, the Federal Register, and Login.gov.
• Plan and support data migration, cutover, and decommissioning of legacy capabilities.
• Support 99.5% uptime through patches, upgrades, performance monitoring, alerting, and rapid response to production issues.
• Identify, prioritize, and pay down technical debt, including outdated code and unsupported libraries.
• Own CI/CD pipelines that build with a single command, deploy automatically from version control, deploy without downtime, and roll back immediately when needed.
• Hold the team to the contract's quality bar: at least 90% test coverage, zero linting errors, zero accessibility errors, and no unresolved medium or high security findings.
• Build in Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility and secure coding practices from the start.
• Lead functional, integration, regression, performance, accessibility, and security testing, and support user acceptance testing.
• Keep dependencies, licenses, inline documentation, and system diagrams current.
• Mentor engineers and review their work, helping the team grow its skills and consistency.
• Work in an agile process with sprint cycles, contributing to planning, estimation, and roadmaps.
• Brief client technical leads and the product owner on technical options, risks, and recommendations.
• Other relevant duties as assigned and qualified/trained to perform.

Benefits

• Flex hours
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental Leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company provided short-term disability and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid holidays