Software Engineer (Contract)
540United States • United States
Posted May 4, 2026
Contract / Temporary
About the Company
540's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Job Description
Software Engineer (Contract) to support the DoW in building a next-generation Air Force aircraft maintenance platform. The platform will modernize how Air Force maintainers plan and execute maintenance and is a key part of the Air Force’s technology strategy for the coming decade.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot for building production-grade services
- Experience developing microservices in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka)
- Proficiency with build tools such as Gradle or Maven
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (Angular preferred)
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Experience working with relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)
- Ability to produce technical design documentation (diagrams, system designs)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ownership and ability to drive work to completion
