About the role

Role Overview

Associate Software Engineer (entry-level)

Anticipated start: Summer 2026
Fully remote from any U.S. location
Opportunity to grow from an associate to a strong full-stack engineer, with heavy investment in training and mentorship

Responsibilities

Build real application features in a Python/Django/Vue environment
Develop across the stack: backend services, APIs, databases, and frontend components
Work on cloud-native deployment patterns using Azure and Kubernetes
Innovate with agentic AI development
Contribute to an enterprise data fabric platform built on Azure Databricks and related technologies
Support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and related tooling
Improve and troubleshoot containerized deployments with Helm and Kubernetes
Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure, and pipeline layers (production and non-production)
Write clean, maintainable code, add tests, debug failures, and improve quality through reviews
Produce technical documentation, implementation notes, and operational runbooks
Learn new tools and apply patterns quickly
Optionally expand into platform engineering/automation or data engineering as needed

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or closely related technical field by the start date
U.S. citizenship required and must be eligible to obtain/maintain a Public Trust/security clearance (as required)

Preferred Qualifications

Strong academic foundation in programming, data structures, algorithms, and software development fundamentals
Experience coding through coursework, projects, research, or internships
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work methodically through technical problems
Familiarity with Python, SQL, data modeling, and experience with Django (or similar web frameworks)
Exposure to web/backend concepts: APIs, databases, command-line tools

Nice-to-Haves / Additional Signals

Coachability, reliability, accountability, and strong work ethic
Comfort operating in a feedback-driven environment

About ICF

ICF is a technology and services organization that delivers enterprise solutions, including data and platform capabilities. The role focuses on building cloud-native software for an enterprise data platform leveraging Microsoft Azure and modern engineering practices.

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