Senior Software Engineer

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret w/ ability to pass a CI Polygraph

Location:Quantico, Virginia

Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*: $100,000 - $130,000.

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our team in Quantico, VA. The ideal candidate brings strong full-stack development experience, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a mission-focused environment. This role requires someone who communicates effectively, maintains high standards of code quality, and demonstrates an ownership mindset—taking features from concept to delivery and ongoing support.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with code-quality tooling (linting, formatting), code reviews, and documentation
• Ability to write maintainable, testable code (e.g., pytest) and troubleshoot production issues
• Experience building and maintaining REST APIs (FastAPI or Django preferred)
• Strong API design fundamentals (pagination, filtering, versioning, error handling, OpenAPI/Swagger documentation)
• Experience integrating front-end applications with APIs (auth flows, forms, error and loading states)
• Understanding of state management and modern React patterns (hooks, context, etc.)
• Ability to translate requirements into wireframes and user flows (Figma or similar tools)
• Experience using Docker for local development and deployments
• Ownership mindset: ability to take a feature from idea -> implementation -> delivery -> support

Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience are required; however, an additional 4 years of experience may be substituted for the degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years (degree substitution allowed)
• 3–5 years of JavaScript experience, specifically with React
• 3–5 years of Python experience
• 3–5 years of HTML/CSS experience
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments