201 back end engineer jobs at 93 companies in McLean, VA

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Back End Developer
McLean, Virginia, United States
$87k-$198k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Consulting and technology services for government and commercial clients
Experience with Java and back-end frameworks (Spring/Quarkus), Git/GitLab CI/CD, TS/SCI clearance required; HS diploma or GED required; ability to obtain Security+ within 6 months.
Java, Spring, Quarkus, Git, GitLab CI/CD, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, Kafka Streams, Kafka, Spark, Neo4j, Advana
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Sr Backend Developer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
BDR Solutions
BDR Solutions: Provider of IT, engineering, and consulting for federal agencies.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree, U.S. citizenship with Public Trust eligibility, 7+ years back-end development (3+ years senior/lead), AWS/Kubernetes experience, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions), and tools such as Git, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics.
AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics, Git, NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, IRS Publication 4812
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Back-End Developer, Senior
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$170k-$190k/yr RemoteFull Time
Potawatomi Federal Solutions
Potawatomi Federal Solutions: Provides administrative and strategic support to tribally owned federal contractors.
7+ YOEBachelor's in Computer Science or related, Public Trust clearance, 7+ years back-end development (3+ years senior), experience with Java/Node.js/Python, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, and federal security standards.
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Git, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, AWS, Java, Node.js, Python
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Backend Engineer
Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
Pansophic Learning
Pansophic Learning: Provides global K-12 education and digital learning solutions.
10+ YOE10+ years software development; 5+ years Node.js/Express; expert JavaScript/TypeScript; REST APIs; SQL (PostgreSQL); NoSQL; AWS; Unix/Linux; strong problem solving; collaboration; background checks.
Node.js, Express, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, AWS, Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, API Gateway, Git, Unix/Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, AWS CDK
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Senior Backend Engineer
Vienna, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Antithesis
Antithesis: Autonomous software testing platform for deterministic bug detection.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; Rust preferred; API/service/storage backend experience; distributed systems; on-call readiness; mentorship.
Rust, APIs, Storage engines, Query engines
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Back-End Developer
McLean, Virginia, United States
$87k-$198k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
3+ YOE3+ years in software development; experience with Java and Docker; TS/SCI clearance; associate or bachelor’s degree with software engineering experience
Java, Docker
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Senior Backend Developer
Vienna, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Chenega Corporation
Chenega Corporation: Provides professional government, defense, and facility support services.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/engineering/GIS; 5+ years backend experience; Python, Node.js, Java; REST APIs; ArcGIS Enterprise; containerized environments; TS/SCI eligibility.
Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Java, ArcGIS Enterprise, Docker, Kubernetes, REST API, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, SQL Server
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Senior Backend Engineer
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$100k-$120k/yr HybridFull Time
Quidient
Quidient: Develops AI for 3D scene reconstruction and virtualization.
4+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent,4+ years building backend systems/APIs,strong AWS,Docker,Python or Node.js,CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code experience,ability to meet security vetting.
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, ECS, EKS, CloudFormation, Docker, Python, Node.js, CI/CD, OAuth, OpenID
3mo
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Senior Back-End Developer - United States
San Antonio or Baltimore or United States
RemoteFull Time
Maximus
MaximusNYSE: MMS: Provides government health and human services program administration.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtActive Top Secret/SCI clearance, bachelor’s degree in a related field, 10+ years experience, 5+ years back-end development with Python and PostgreSQL, experience with RESTful APIs, AWS, Kubernetes, RedHat Linux, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and related toolchains.
Python, PostgreSQL, Jira, AWS Infrastructure, Kubernetes, RedHat Linux, BASH, Spring, Ansible, JUnit5, Nexus Repository, Maven, RESTful API, DevSecOps, microservices, containers, CI/CD, Agile Test-Driven development
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Federal Back-End Engineer
Washington or United States
RemoteFull Time
Horizon3.ai
Horizon3.ai: Autonomous penetration testing platform for continuous security assessment.
7+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related,7+ years software engineering,expert SQL,cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP),Docker/Kubernetes,GraphQL/ETL experience,ability to obtain/maintain TS clearance.
ETL, GraphQL, Python, Java, Go, Scala, C++, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, PostgreSQL, Neo4j
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Back End Developer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
Vanda PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: VNDA: Develops and commercializes therapies for unmet medical needs.
4+ YOE4+ years in full stack/developer roles; strong Ruby on Rails; frontend with Vue/React/TypeScript; RESTful and GraphQL APIs; databases PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/DynamoDB; AWS; CI/CD; healthcare data security knowledge.
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Salesforce, Stripe, Authorize.net, Git, CI/CD, AWS
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Back-End Developer
Springfield, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Aerstone
Aerstone: A cybersecurity and software development firm delivering secure, scalable, mission-critical technology solutions to government and commercial partners.
5+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance, Bachelor’s in CS or related field, 5+ years backend development (NodeJS), advanced SQL, AWS data pipelines, Docker, Python/JavaScript, secure coding and RMF knowledge.
NodeJS, SQL, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, Redshift, RDS, EC2, S3, Docker, Python, JavaScript
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Back End Developer
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
$185k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cape Fox Federal Integrators
Cape Fox Federal Integrators: Provides government agencies with professional, technical, and training services.
8+ YOETop Secret/SCI eligibility with CI Polygraph, Bachelor’s in CS or related, 8+ years backend experience, proficiency with server-side languages, databases, APIs, cloud, containers, and classified-environment security.
Python, Java, C#, Ruby, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, REST, GraphQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Django, Spring, .NET, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Memcached, Terraform, Ansible, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions
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Backend Developer, Data Platform
Reston, Virginia, United States
$113k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
Vantor
Vantor: Providing AI-powered spatial intelligence and high-resolution Earth observation.
5+ YOE5+ years backend software engineering; strong Python; PostgreSQL; Elasticsearch; AWS (S3, RDS); TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph; Bachelor's in CS/Systems Eng or equivalent; strong debugging and CI/CD skills.
Python, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, AWS, S3, RDS, Docker, OpenShift, Helm, Gitlab CI, CI/CD
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Backend AI engineer
Tysons, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
Cav
Cav: Continuous cyber assurance platform for high-reliability organizations.
3+ YOE3+ years backend or AI engineering experience; strong Python/Java/Go skills; experience with scalable APIs, microservices, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Docker/Kubernetes, LLMs, vector databases, and production ML integration.
Python, Java, Go, LLMs, LangChain, OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face, Pinecone, Redis, vector databases, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
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Back-End Developer, Senior (IRS MBI REQUIRED)
Atlanta or Washington
$170k-$190k/yr RemoteFull Time
Command Cyber Solutions
Command Cyber Solutions: Provides cybersecurity and IT services to federal government agencies.
7+ YOEIRS Public Trust required, bachelor's degree in CS or related, 7+ years back-end experience (3+ in senior role), experience with AWS,Kubernetes,CI/CD and federal security standards, strong API and secure development skills.
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Git, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, AWS, Java, Node.js, Python
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Senior Engineer, Backend
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
VIA
VIA: Provides secure decentralized identity and data privacy software solutions.
Production experience building backend services in TypeScript and Go, PostgreSQL schema and query optimization, AWS and containerized deployments, API design, AI-assisted development experience; U.S. citizenship and bachelor's or equivalent required.
TypeScript, Go, Python, Claude Code, Cursor, AWS, Docker, ECS, EKS, PostgreSQL, REST, gRPC, RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka, React, OPA/Rego
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Senior Backend Engineer - Java
United States or Tampa or Boston or Atlanta or New York City or Columbus or Chicago or Philadelphia or Raleigh or Charlotte or Minneapolis or Dallas or Washington D.C. or Austin or Miami or Newark
$152k-$194k/yr RemoteFull Time
Real
RealNasdaq: REAX: Technology-driven brokerage offering residential real estate and title services.
8+ YOE8+ years experience with Java/Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, relational databases; experience designing event-driven microservices, strong testing practices, AI-assisted development familiarity, BA/BS or equivalent.
Java 17, Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, JPA/Hibernate 6, Postgres, Kafka, DynamoDB, Redis, OpenSearch, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, ArgoCD, TeamCity, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Model Context Protocol (MCP), GitHub, SonarQube
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Back-End Developer – Remote
Falls Church or Virginia
RemoteContract
Creative Information Technology
Creative Information Technology: Provides IT solutions and software for government and healthcare sectors.
Strong experience building scalable RESTful APIs and serverless applications in AWS using Node.js or Python; familiarity with API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Cognito, S3, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
Node.js, Python, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Cognito, S3, CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, OIDC (OAuth2), JWT, SonarQube, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Java, SQL Server
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Back-End Software Developer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$120k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SAIC
SAICNYSE: SAIC: Provides engineering, IT, and mission support services to government.
U.S. citizen with active Secret clearance; experience with C#/.NET Core or .NET Framework, PL/SQL, API development, RESTful services, Git/Gitlab, and enterprise application delivery in Agile environments.
Microsoft .NET Core, Microsoft .NET Framework, C#, PL/SQL, Git, Gitlab, REST API, JWT, Docker, CI/CD