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Backend Software Developer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$166k-$222k/yr HybridFull Time
Quevera
Quevera: Software engineering and cloud solutions for government and defense.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required; experience developing, testing, and documenting backend software; experience with AWS, Jira, Confluence, Agile; ability to create test procedures and support integrations.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jira, Confluence
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Backend Software Engineer
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$108k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
teKnoluxion
teKnoluxion: Providing technical engineering and cloud services to the intelligence community.
6+ YOEActive Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI poly eligibility; bachelor’s (required) or master’s in CS or related; 6+ years experience (varies by degree); strong Java or Python, SQL, REST API, Linux skills.
Java, Python, SQL, Linux, RESTful APIs, Apache Airflow, PostGIS, Spring Boot, Django, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure
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Junior Backend Software Developer
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$115k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Visionist
Visionist: Provides software engineering and data analytics for national security.
3+ YOETop Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph; bachelor's degree; 3 years software development; Java, REST, Spring Boot; MongoDB; automated testing.
Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, REST, Automated Testing
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Back-End Software Developer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$115k-$125k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Plateau Software
Plateau Software: Provides IT and environmental software solutions for government agencies.
7+ YOE7+ years software development experience, bachelor’s degree, active secret or interim clearance, DevSecOps and cloud experience, proficiency with OOP and scripting, CI/CD and containerization expertise.
Jira, Jenkins, GitLab, NPM, Cypress.io, esbuild, Bun, Apache Tomcat, Maven, SonarQube, AWS, Kubernetes, RedHat Linux, Fortify, JUnit5, Ansible
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Backend Engineer
California or Colorado or Georgia or Idaho or Illinois or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or New Jersey or New York or Ohio or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Rhode Island or Texas or Washington
$180k-$220k/yr RemoteFull Time
Unit21
Unit21: Provides an AI-powered platform for fraud and money laundering detection.
5+ YOE5+ years in data/software engineering, experience with large-scale data processing, advanced SQL, Python/OOP, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
Apache Spark, Databricks, Flink, Beam, Python, SQL, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Terraform
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
Arkansas or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Illinois or Massachusetts or Maryland or Maine or Michigan or New Jersey or Ohio or Pennsylvania or South Carolina or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington
$165k-$195k/yr RemoteFull Time
SITE Technologies
SITE Technologies: Provides AI-powered property condition assessments and management software.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development experience with Python and FastAPI, strong backend architecture, relational modeling, AWS services, Docker, CI/CD, and cross-team communication.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Backend Software Developer (Telework) (BT-2)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$190k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
Legato
Legato: Delivers IT engineering and cybersecurity services to defense agencies.
14+ YOETS/SCI with Polygraph, 14+ years software engineering experience, proficiency in Java/C++/Python, AWS, Git, PostgreSQL/SQL, Jira/Confluence, Agile, testing, and technical documentation; bachelor's degree or 5 additional years experience.
Java, C++, Python, Git, PostgreSQL, SQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jira, Confluence
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Backend Software Engineer — Secure Mission Systems
Laurel, Maryland, United States
RemoteFull Time
Rackner
Rackner: Builds cloud-native software and AI systems for government agencies.
4+ YOEU.S. citizenship and active final DoD Secret clearance required; 4+ years software development experience; bachelor’s degree in CS or related; experience with Python or C#, backend services, APIs, testing, and secure SDLC.
Python, C#, FastAPI, gRPC, Celery, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, LLM, AI/ML
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Mid Level - Backend Software Engineer
Laurel, Maryland, United States
$120k-$181k/yr HybridFull Time
ELEVI Associates
ELEVI Associates: Provides cyber security and IT engineering for federal agencies.
8+ YOEMinimum 8 years application design and development experience with backend databases, full lifecycle development, Python backend services, REST APIs, cloud environments, automated testing, Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile delivery.
React, Angular, Python, PyTest, JUnit, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, REST, JavaScript, C++, Perl, Ruby
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Backend Developer
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
$110k-$115k/yr OnsiteFull Time
West 4th Strategy
West 4th Strategy: Provides technology and professional services to federal government agencies.
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience with Java/Spring Boot, SQL/Hibernate, microservices, DevSecOps CI/CD, Aurora PostgreSQL; active U.S. citizenship and secret clearance required; bachelor's degree required.
Java, Spring Boot, Aurora PostgreSQL, SQL, Hibernate/JPA, EMR, EKS, API Gateway, Cognito, SQS, SES, Lambda, MQTT, DevSecOps, SAST/DAST
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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
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API Backend Developer
Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
One Federal Solution
One Federal Solution: Provides professional and technical services to federal government agencies.
6+ YOE6+ years developing enterprise applications with Python, Django, GraphQL, REST APIs, and relational databases; experience with AI extraction from scientific publications and accessibility (Section 508/WCAG).
Python, Django, GraphQL, REST APIs, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Git, GitHub, Docker, Linux, HTML, XHTML, CSS
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Software Engineer III - Front End/ Back End
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$110k-$130k/yr RemoteFull Time
Ad Hoc
Ad Hoc: Builds user-centered digital services and platforms for government agencies.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience (or equivalent), strong Java and Spring Boot backend skills, RESTful API and microservices experience, relational DB experience, Git and CI/CD familiarity, US citizenship and DHS Public Trust eligibility.
Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Splunk, Kafka, New Relic, Angular, React, C#, .NET, VB.NET, C++, Tomcat, Oracle SQL Developer, AWS
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Junior Software Developer (Backend Focused)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
BigBear.ai
BigBear.aiNYSE: BBAI: Provides AI-powered decision intelligence software for national security.
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI with poly,3+ years software engineering or 7+ years without degree,strong Java and Spring Boot experience,knowledge of MongoDB,automated testing,CI/CD familiarity,and US residency required.
Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, Vue.js, Apache Kafka, Linux
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Software Engineer (Backend Focus)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$120k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Set of X
Set of X: Provides specialized engineering services for U.S. national security missions.
8+ YOE8+ years experience, expert in Java or C#, Gradle/Maven, Docker/Kubernetes, Git; experience with graph databases (Neo4j) and high-performance tuning; TS/SCI with polygraph required.
Java, C#, Gradle, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Neo4j
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Senior Backend Engineer, Space Operations Intelligence & Autonomy (SOIA)
Colorado Springs or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Hawaii or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Montana or North Carolina or New Jersey or New Mexico or Nevada or New York or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Rhode Island or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin or West Virginia or United Kingdom
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace: Software and data analytics for space operations management.
5+ YOE5+ years software development, bachelor’s in CS or related, active security clearance (Top Secret preferred), experience with Java/Kotlin, Python, cloud (AWS), containers, distributed systems, Kafka, databases, and API design.
Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, GraphQL subscriptions, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python, AWS, Helm, EKS, Git, GitHub Actions, Kafka, CloudEvents, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Three.js, HLA, DIS
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Software Engineer (Back-end, API, Python)
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Themis Insight
Themis Insight: Provides technical consulting and data analytics for national security.
4+ YOETS/SCI with polygraph required; Bachelor's in Computer Science or related (or 4 years SWE experience substitution); 4 years IT application systems experience; 2 years developing core applications; Python experience.
Python
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Software Engineer 1 - Back-End/DevOps
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$130k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Captivation Software
Captivation Software: Provides specialized software engineering for the intelligence and defense communities.
7+ YOEMust hold Top Secret/SCI with favorable Polygraph, 7+ years SWE experience, bachelor’s in CS or related (or 4 years substitution), experience with Spring Boot/Java, AWS, Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, monitoring and testing.
Spring Boot, Java, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD, CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK
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Software Developer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$69k-$158k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
3+ YOE3+ years software engineering in Linux; experience with Java and JavaScript; full-stack development using back-end and front-end languages; agile development; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; Bachelor's in Computer Science required.
Linux, Java, JavaScript, MongoDB, Spring, OSGi, Perl, Python, Lua, NGINX
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Software Engineer (Contract)
Chicago or Washington or District of Columbia or Florida or Illinois or Maryland or Michigan or North Carolina or New York or Pennsylvania or Texas or Vermont or Virginia or United States
$90k/yr HybridContract
Civis Analytics
Civis Analytics: Cloud platform for data science and predictive audience analytics.
1+ YOE1–2 years professional software engineering experience; familiarity with AI/ML and tools; front-end React and back-end frameworks (Rails/Django/Node); SQL proficiency; strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
React, Python, Ruby, Node, SQL, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, AngularJS, VueJS, Rails, Django, NodeJS, Go, Flask, Amazon Web Services (AWS), D3, pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, R, STATA
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