Associate Software Engineer
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Job overview
SkillStorm hires early-career technologists as salaried employees, beginning with 12 weeks of paid, immersive team training and then moving directly to an enterprise or government client assignment. The role is intended for recent graduates or career changers with a technical background and strong fundamentals. The posting requires a bachelor’s degree, 2–3 years of W2 work experience, and availability to work on-site in Ashburn, Virginia.
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Full job description
Start your career in enterprise software with a salary on day one and a clear path to client work.
SkillStorm builds software talent for Fortune 100 companies and U.S. government agencies, and we’re hiring early-career technologists to join that workforce. You’ll start with 12 weeks of paid, immersive training, building projects in teams that reflect the work our clients actually do. After training, you’ll move directly onto an assignment with an enterprise or government client. Training is free, you’re a salaried employee from the start, and the progression from trainee to deployed engineer is mapped out for you.
This role suits people early in their technical careers, such as recent graduates or career changers with a technical background, who have strong fundamentals and want a structured way into enterprise development.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree
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2–3 years of W2 work experience, preferably in a technical role
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Working knowledge of programming fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, databases and SQL, and object-oriented development in a language such as Java or C#
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Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance
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Availability to work on-site in Ashburn, VA
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Legal authorization to work in the U.S. as a SkillStorm W2 employee (no C2C)
Nice to have
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Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
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Strong written and verbal communication with teammates and stakeholders
What you’ll do on assignment
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Build and enhance applications using the client’s languages, frameworks, and tools
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Produce clean, efficient, maintainable code that meets professional standards
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Diagnose and fix defects, and provide technical support as needed
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Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving constructive feedback
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Translate business requirements into technical specifications alongside stakeholders
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Assist with testing and production releases, and maintain up-to-date technical documentation
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Keep your skills current through continued training on industry tools and practices
What you’ll get
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Competitive salary starting day one, with no training costs to you
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Enterprise-level technical training and industry certifications
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Placement with Fortune 100 companies and government agencies
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a 401(k)
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Mentorship and support throughout training and deployment
About SkillStorm
SkillStorm has helped people launch careers in high-demand technologies since 2002. We build client-ready technology teams for Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and systems integrators across the country. SkillStorm is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
How this job compares
Set against the 42,008 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$158–225K/yr2,401 salary ranges
- New York median$45–51/hr60 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 3,093 open Software Engineer jobs in New York and 42,008 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 34,212 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 13,955 of the 42,008 open Software Engineer jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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