Junior Software Developer

About the Role

Lulius Innovation builds software products for Army Aviation and other parts of the military, focusing on readiness, training, and records tools. We are a small, veteran-owned team hiring a Junior Software Developer to build alongside us. We value understanding and ownership of all code, including AI-assisted development.

Key Responsibilities

• Build features across the full stack: React and Next.js interfaces, Node.js and Express services, and PostgreSQL data models.
• Write code, using AI coding tools for planning, testing, and refactoring, and review every change.
• Write and maintain tests, fix bugs, and track problems across the browser, API, and database.
• Build, run, and debug products locally in Docker and Docker Compose.
• Work in Git with team branching, commit, and pull-request practices, and participate in code reviews.
• Write code that adheres to a DoD security posture: input validation, access control, audit trails, and no secrets in the repo.
• Learn the military mission to build necessary tools for operators, maintainers, and commanders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Our products are containerized JavaScript (front to back), PostgreSQL, Tailwind and shadcn/ui, Zustand for state, and Highcharts for visualization, all running in Docker on Linux. You need fundamental skills and the curiosity to learn the rest.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of JavaScript: promises and async/await, modules, closures, and the event loop in Node.js.
• Hands-on React: components, props and state, hooks, and rendering. Next.js experience is a strong plus.
• Node.js fundamentals: building REST APIs, handling requests and errors, and managing configuration.
• Basic SQL and relational data: ability to write a join, read a schema, and reason about migrations.
• Experience using AI coding assistants and the judgment to verify their output.
• Comfort with Git, the command line, Linux, and containers, or a clear willingness to learn.
• A project you built (with or without AI) that you can explain line by line (e.g., GitHub repo, deployed app, class project, internship or bootcamp work).
• Eligibility for a Government background check and CAC issuance for DoD systems.
• Military experience is a plus but not required.
• Veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members are strongly encouraged to apply.

DoD SkillBridge Opportunity

Lulius is a DoD SkillBridge partner for service members in their final 180 days of service.

Location

• Full-time position.
• Based in Reno/Tahoe, Nevada, or Daleville, Alabama (near Fort Rucker).
• Remote option available for qualified U.S.-based candidates.
• Occasional travel to Fort Rucker, Redstone Arsenal, and supported units.

How to Apply

Apply on our website: https://www.luli.us/#/entry/junior-software-developer-agentic

Include your resume, a link to your work, and a few lines on your use of AI in your work and what it has taught you. LinkedIn Easy Apply submissions without a matching website application will not be considered.