Fearless · 18 hours ago
Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services
Jersey City, NJ
Part-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $146K/yr
6+ years expFearless is a digital integration consultancy dedicated to building a better tomorrow. The Consultant collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, secure, and maintainable systems throughout the software and data lifecycle, impacting project success and organizational goals.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain backend services that manage business logic, search functionality, and data retrieval
Support two distinct backend architectures
Work across multiple data stores and access patterns:
AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL) for structured application data
Redis for caching and performance optimization
Amazon DynamoDB for Career Navigator training and user data
Amazon S3 for file storage and training data ingestion
Support ETPL (Eligible Training Provider List) refresh processes
Lead and maintain the transition from manual CSV uploads to real-time integrations via the Credential Engine API
Ensure data accuracy, performance, and scalability across systems
Maintain automated testing pipelines to ensure reliability and quality:
Jest for backend testing
Pytest for Career Navigator backend validation
Cypress for browser-based and UI testing across applications
Support regression testing and validation of integrations and deployments
Support a hybrid infrastructure model:
AWS EC2 + Application Load Balancer (ALB)
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and CloudWatch for Career Navigator
Manage infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) to ensure consistency, security, and repeatability across environments
Monitor application health, logs, and performance using CloudWatch and centralized logging
Integrate and maintain external APIs, including:
CareerOneStop API
O•NET Web Services
Mailchimp
Contentful CMS
Support internal API communication between frontend interfaces and backend services using Express and FastAPI endpoints
Support CI/CD workflows:
CircleCI (transitioning to GitHub Actions)
AWS CodeBuild for Career Navigator packaging and deployment
Execute and support manual deployments where required to ensure system stability
Manage infrastructure updates through Terraform scripts
Ensure platform security and observability using:
Winston + AWS CloudWatch for logging
HTTPS via AWS Certificate Manager
Helmet middleware for backend security
Auth0 + JWT for authentication and authorization
Support frontend applications built with:
Next.js (React)
React v17
Tailwind CSS and Material UI (MUI v4) for styling and components
Ensure alignment with:
NJWDS / USWDS design systems
Material Design standards
Collaborate with designers using Figma for prototyping and mockups
Support content modeling and population through Contentful
Maintain accessibility, responsiveness, and performance best practices
Qualification
Required
Minimum 6–7 years of professional software engineering experience
5+ years building and maintaining backend services using Node.js + Express (production, not greenfield only)
Python for APIs or data services (FastAPI preferred)
Proven experience designing and supporting RESTful APIs in live systems
3–5 years working in AWS environments, including EC2, Application Load Balancers, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
3+ years working with relational databases: PostgreSQL (Aurora or equivalent)
Experience with NoSQL data stores: DynamoDB
Experience implementing caching strategies (Redis or equivalent)
Exposure to ETL pipelines or API-driven data ingestion
3+ years writing and maintaining automated tests: Jest, Pytest, and/or Cypress
Experience supporting regression testing and validating production releases
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodeBuild)
Familiarity with logging and monitoring (CloudWatch, Winston)
Application security practices (HTTPS, JWT, middleware like Helmet)
Auth providers such as Auth0 or equivalent
Working knowledge (not full specialization required) of React / Next.js
Component libraries (Material UI)
Modern CSS frameworks (Tailwind)
Ability to collaborate effectively with design and UX teams using Figma
Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions
Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole
Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks
Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery
Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations
Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making
Environmental Awareness: Maintains awareness of external dynamics, power structures within client environments as well as regulatory trends and contract requirements that influence service delivery
Preferred
Experience working on government platforms
Experience working on workforce, education, benefits, or data-sharing systems
Comfort operating in environments requiring stability over speed
Documentation and stakeholder alignment
Accessibility and compliance standards (USWDS / WCAG)
Benefits
8.75 days of safe & sick leave annually
Eligible for our 401(k) plan with employer contributions
Company
Fearless
At Fearless, we have a unique opportunity to change the world.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Delali Dzirasa
Founder and CEO
Brandon Gassaway-MBA
Technical Recruiting Partner
Company data provided by crunchbase