About us
Itero Group is a Women-Owned Small Business focused on simplifying complex transformations. We empower clients in the private and government sectors to become more optimized, digitally enabled, and data-driven organizations through our comprehensive business consulting and innovative delivery solutions.
Itero Group's dedicated team members are experienced thought leaders, tenacious workers, and creative thinkers. We hire people who are passionate about being catalysts for change - in our company, for our clients, throughout our career- and we empower people to express their ideas, create better practices, innovate better products, and become better professionals.
We have been named a Great Place to Work for six years, and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Forward Deployment Software Engineer to support enterprise digital transformation initiatives for leading Financial Services clients. This individual will design, develop, and deploy modern software solutions while partnering directly with business stakeholders to solve complex business challenges.
The ideal candidate has 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong full-stack development expertise utilizing TypeScript, React, Python, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). This individual is comfortable working directly with clients, gathering requirements, building scalable applications, integrating enterprise systems, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to deliver innovative software solutions rapidly. Financial Services and consulting experience is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable full-stack applications.
- Participate in client meetings to understand business challenges and develop innovative technology solutions.
- Develop modern web applications utilizing React, TypeScript, Python, and cloud technologies.
- Build APIs, integrations, and enterprise workflows.
- Partner directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Rapidly prototype and deliver solutions utilizing AI-assisted development tools.
- Develop AI-enabled applications utilizing LLM technologies.
- Participate in architecture, solution design, and technology decisions.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and code reviews.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of Software Engineering experience.
- Strong full-stack development utilizing TypeScript, React, and Python.
- Experience developing REST APIs, enterprise integrations, and cloud-native applications.
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD, and modern software development practices.
- Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, or similar).
- Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.
- Consulting experience working directly with clients to understand business requirements and deliver technology solutions.
- Working across a modern full stack (TypeScript, React, Python, REST or GraphQL APIs) with hands-on cloud experience in AWS or Azure
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Mathematics
If you are looking for a role where you will lead with integrity, create and innovate, inspire excellence, be a respected member of the team, drive results, and have fun, we look forward to connecting with you!
Benefits at Itero Group
At Itero Group, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance:
- Health & Wellness: Medical (BC-BS), dental, and vision plans to suit your needs.
- Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, and increasing PTO based on years of service.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match and auto-enrollment.
- Company-Paid Coverage: Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D insurance.
- Additional Options: Voluntary benefits including pet insurance and student loan assistance up to $1,000 annually.
- Perks: FSAs, HSAs, wellness programs, and more to enhance your work-life balance.
Join us and enjoy a benefits package designed with you in mind!
Itero Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental disability, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, veteran status or political affiliation.
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