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Software Developer 1

  • Laurel, MD
Responsibilities:
  • You will contribute as a core engineer on a small team delivering enterprise web services deployed in AWS.
  • This mid-level role expects you to take ownership of features end-to-end, contribute to design decisions, and improve reliability and maintainability across multiple applications.
  • Design and implement features across the stack (API, UI, and data layer) with limited supervision; write clear technical approaches when needed.
  • Own services in production, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot incidents, and drive root-cause fixes to improve reliability.
  • Contribute to system architecture and technical direction (tradeoffs, scalability, security), and participate actively in code reviews.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver iteratively in an Agile environment.
Required skills:
  • Active TS.SCI w FSP through MD
  • 7 YOE as a software developer
  • Compliance with DOD 8570.01 with a minimum certification of IAM Level I. (CAP, GSLC, Security +)
Professional work experience with one or more of the following:
  • PHP REQUIRED
  • Net
  • C#
  • Java
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Vue.js
  • React
  • Experience deploying and operating software on Linux (service configuration, logs, basic networking, automation).
  • Solid understanding of APIs, authentication/authorization basics, and secure coding practices.
  • Working knowledge of relational databases and performance basics (indexes, query tuning at a practical level).
Desired skills:
  • Hands-on AWS experience (IAM, EC2, ALB, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) and/or Azure equivalents.
  • Experience with Nginx/Apache/Tomcat configuration and performance tuning.
  • Scripting/automation with PowerShell and/or Python; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience supporting production services and participating in on-call/incident response.

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  • Compliance with DOD 8570.01 with a minimum certification of IAM Level I. (CAP, GSLC, Security +)
The proposed salary range for this position is: $171,000 - $184,000