89 backend software engineer python jobs at 58 companies in Maryland

PromotedHiringCafe
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
PromotedHiringCafe
Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe
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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 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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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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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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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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Principal Backend Software Engineer - HYBRID
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$220k-$224k/yr HybridFull Time
Red Arch Solutions
Red Arch Solutions: Provides IT engineering solutions for the intelligence community.
20+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph; Bachelor's in CS or related field plus 20 years SWE experience; 24 years may substitute; experience with test procedures, documentation, Agile, Jira/Confluence, Git, Java/C++/Python, Postgres, AWS.
Git, Java, C++, Python, Postgres, SQL, AWS, Jira, Confluence
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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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Senior Backend API Engineer
Linthicum, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Quevera
Quevera: Software engineering and cloud solutions for government and defense.
7+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph required; 7+ years backend development experience with Python, RESTful APIs, Django/Flask, Docker, MariaDB/MongoDB; experience with Git, Jira, Confluence; strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
Python, Django, Flask, MariaDB, MongoDB, JSON, XML, Docker, Git, Jira, Confluence, AWS
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Senior Back End Developer
Lackland AFB or Fort Meade
OnsiteFull Time
Titan Technologies
Titan Technologies: Provides IT solutions and services to government agencies.
10+ YOEDoD TS clearance required; TS/SCI preferred; 10+ years software development; 5+ years backend web development; 10 years relational databases and RESTful APIs; 5 years Python and PostgreSQL; 5 years Jira; 5 years web testing; 5 years leading software programs; 3 years AWS, Kubernetes, RedHat Linux; 5 years with five of: PostgreSQL, RDS, Exodus, Pyth...
Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Java, Puppet, Chef, Maven, OpenJDK, REST APIs, Git
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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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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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Application Developer (backend) 4
Linthicum, Maryland, United States
$198k-$212k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lentech
Lentech: Provides mission-critical IT and engineering solutions for government agencies.
6+ YOEDevelop backend Python microservices and ReST endpoints using Django/Flask; work with MongoDB or MariaDB, Docker, and CI tooling; 6+ years experience typically required depending on degree.
Python, Docker, Django, Flask, MariaDB, MongoDB, ReST, JSON, XML, Jira, Confluence, Git, AWS
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Software Engineer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$210k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Markon Solutions
Markon Solutions: Provides professional program and engineering services to federal agencies.
20+ YOEActive TS/SCI with Polygraph; Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field; 20+ years of software engineering; Python backend expert; strong design, debugging, and SDLC knowledge.
Python
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Software Engineer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$210k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Markon
Markon: Provides professional services and management consulting for government agencies.
20+ YOEActive TS/SCI with poly; BS in Computer Science or related field and 20+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent). Expert Python backend, scalable systems, strong SDLC.
Python
3mo
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Software Engineer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$142k-$236k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ManTech
ManTech: Provides technology solutions for defense and intelligence agencies.
20+ YOEBachelor's in Computer Science or related with 20+ years software engineering experience (or +4 years experience in lieu of degree); expert backend Python; active TS/SCI with Polygraph; cloud experience preferred.
Python
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Software Engineer
Laurel or Fort Meade
OnsiteFull Time
Metron
Metron: Develops scientific software and mathematical models for national security.
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI with CI poly, HS diploma, 3+ years as Software Engineer, hands-on with modern web and backend tech.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, React, Spring Boot, Node.js, Postgres, ActiveMQ, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, CI/CD, Java, TypeScript, Python, C++
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(9300) Software Engineer
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$139k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
IAMUS Consulting
IAMUS Consulting: Provider of specialized cybersecurity and IT engineering services.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering with strong Python backend, Kubernetes, applied LLM integration experience, security clearance eligibility, API and microservices design, automated testing, and cross-team collaboration.
Python, Kubernetes, Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen, Java, Spring, Git, CI/CD, Docker, Linux, NiFi, Kafka, AWS, Azure, Postgres, MySQL, Vector Databases
2mo
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Software Engineer (Multiple Levels)
Fort Meade or Annapolis Junction
$82k-$172k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CACI
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
5+ YOETS/SCI with Poly, BS in STEM, 5+ years software engineering, Python/JavaScript, REST, MongoDB/Elasticsearch, Docker, GitLab/Jira, frontend/backend, learning mindset.
Python, FASApi, JavaScript, JSON, CSS, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Docker, Docker Compose, Gitlab, Jira, React, SASS, LESS, Leaflet, Golang, Protobuf
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Software Engineer
Baltimore or Annapolis
HybridFull Time
ExistX
ExistX: Transitions national security research into operational software and systems.
5+ YOE5+ years enterprise software development; BS in Computer Science or related field; backend languages Java/C/C++/Rust/Python; experience with scalable systems; strong documentation; cryptography or cloud knowledge preferred.
Java, C/C++, Rust, Python, Cryptol, Haskell, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure
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Software Engineer (Hybrid) - 29300
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$115k-$145k/yr HybridFull Time
HII
HIINYSE: HII: Builds naval ships and provides global defense technology solutions.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering with strong Python backend, Kubernetes, applied LLM/AI integration experience, REST/microservices design, CI/CD and Linux proficiency, and ability to obtain U.S. security clearance.
Python, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen, Docker, Git, CI/CD, Linux, NiFi, Kafka, AWS, Azure, Postgres, MySQL