423 lead java engineer jobs at 91 companies in Virginia
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Lead Java Software Engineer – Developer
Herndon or Seal Beach or El Segundo or Colorado Springs
$212k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior Java software development leadership; 10+ years Java/C++, React/Angular, cloud experience; TS clearance; Bachelor's degree.
Java, C++, Angular/React.js, HTML, CSS, Cloud, CI/CD
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Lead Java Software Engineer – Developer
Herndon or Seal Beach or El Segundo or Colorado Springs
$212k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor’s degree; Top Secret clearance; 10+ years Java/C++, Angular/React.js, HTML/CSS; 10+ years in software configuration management; 10+ years in cloud-based software development.
Java, C++, Angular, React, HTML, CSS, Version control, Cloud platforms
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Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, AWS) (Enterprise Platforms Technoloy)
Richmond or McLean
$179k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor’s degree; 4+ years software engineering; 1+ year cloud (AWS); 7+ years in Java/Scala/Python/Go/Node; 2+ years cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); 4+ years open source; 1+ year people management; 2+ years Agile; visa sponsorship not provided.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
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Lead Systems Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE5+ MgmtLead Systems Engineer with 8-12 years of experience; SCI eligible; DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP; on-site Reston, VA; AWS, Linux, RMF; supervises 5-7 staff; strong communication.
AWS, Linux, RHEL, WSUS, Java, Python, PHP, Javascript, BASH, PowerShell, Jira, RMF
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Lead Software Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$161k-$266k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead software engineer with strong full-stack experience, cloud, DevOps, and AI-driven engineering mindset.
.NET, Java, React, JavaScript, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes
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Engineer Lead
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
$150k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's in IT or related, 7+ years IT experience, expertise with Pega PRPC, .NET, Java, JavaScript, REST/SOAP, Postman, Unix shell scripting, mainframe and technology/data migration projects.
Pega PRPC, CSR/CPM framework, Constellation, .NET, Unix Shell Script, Java, Mainframe, JavaScript, REST Services, SOAP Services, Postman
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Lead Software Engineer
McLean or India
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12+ YOE12+ years engineering experience with deep AWS expertise, hands-on Java/Python/GoLang, Terraform and Kubernetes proficiency, logging/monitoring (CloudWatch, CloudTrail), cost optimization, mentoring, and strong communication.
AWS, EC2, Auto Scaling, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, NLB, Route 53, PrivateLink, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Java, Python, GoLang, Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
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Software Engineer Lead
Centreville, Virginia, United States
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7+ YOE2+ MgmtSenior software engineer with 7+ years of experience, including 2+ years in a lead role; strong in modern languages and enterprise platform modernization.
Java, C#, Python, Go, TypeScript
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Software Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$87k-$198k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in software development; experience with Java/Kotlin/Python/JavaScript/TypeScript/C/C++/Golang; AI/ML; Agile team experience; TS/SCI clearance; Bachelor's in Engineering/Science/Technology; Masters preferred.
Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, Golang, AI/ML tools
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AI Agent & Infrastructure - Lead Engineer
Rockville or Tysons Corner
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in software engineering; strong OO design; cloud, DevOps, CI/CD; AI agent, SDLC, observability; Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript; AWS; experience with monitoring tools.
Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, Spring Boot, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
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Software Engineering Lead (Java, OpenFGA)
Arlington or Washington
$106k-$221k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead Java/Spring Boot engineer with microservices, REST API, auth (OAuth/OIDC/RBAC), AWS, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift), active Secret clearance, US citizenship, and onsite presence 2-3 days/week in Arlington, VA.
Java, Spring Boot, OpenFGA, OAuth, OIDC, RBAC, RESTful APIs, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
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Software Engineer Lead
Herndon or Columbia
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4-6 years backend and frontend development; 6-8 years AWS/Linux; 2-3 years AI/ML; strong Python/Java; Agile; SQL/NoSQL; cloud and microservices; security clearance with polygraph; Docker/containers.
Python, Java, Angular, AWS, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, Solr/Lucene, OpenSearch, SQL, NoSQL, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, ETL, PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, Tableau, Pandas, D3.js, Gensim, spaCy, NLTK, Stanford CoreNLP, OCR, BERT, NER
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Lead DevOps Engineer
Virginia or Texas or Minnesota or Chicago or Coppell or Minneapolis or Tampa or Texas or Kennesaw or Denver or Houston or Indianapolis
$116k-$204k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of software/DevOps/SRE experience, experience leading DevOps teams, cloud (Azure/AWS), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD, scripting, and strong software development skills.
Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, AKS, EKS, Docker, Azure Functions, Python, .NET, Java, PowerShell, Bash, Git, CloudFormation, Azure DevOps, Travis CI, Azure, AWS
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Lead Full-Stack Engineer
McLean or Wilmington
HybridFull Time
2+ YOE2+ MgmtBackend-first engineer with hands-on Java/Spring, PostgreSQL, async messaging, React/TypeScript experience and 2+ years leading delivery and mentoring engineers.
Java 21, Java 17, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Liquibase, SQS, SNS, Kafka, OpenAPI, TanStack Query, Testcontainers, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Datadog, Redis, Caffeine, MapStruct, Lombok, Maven, Vite, pnpm, Tailwind, Storybook, Playwright, Vitest, MSW, Okta, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, Camunda, XML, XSD, OAuth2, OIDC, JWT
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend/Fullstack Lead)
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
$116k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEExpert Java and Spring Boot backend/fullstack experience, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, helm/helmfile, Kafka/NiFi/GeoMesa familiarity, ability to obtain DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, senior-level software engineering and technical leadership.
Kafka, AWS, NiFi, GeoMesa, Java, Spring Boot, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, helm, helmfile, Python
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Lead Software Engineer
McLean or Raleigh or Irving or Charlotte or Iselin
$119k-$224k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; experience architecting and developing frontend/backend applications (Java,C#,JavaScript); databases; 6+ months RAG/agentic AI; agile experience; Golang and Temporal.io experience preferred; cloud CSP knowledge; team lead/mentorship experience.
Java, C#, JavaScript, Golang, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon CDK, Temporal.io
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Software Engineering Lead (Java, OpenFGA)
Rosslyn, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
10+ YOEMust hold active Secret clearance, 10 years software development experience, strong Java and Spring Boot skills, OpenFGA/authorization experience, REST API design, AWS, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), leadership and technical decision-making.
Java, OpenFGA, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, OAuth, OIDC, RBAC, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
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Software Engineer IV
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$180k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE2+ MgmtLead a small engineering team building containerized applications; experience with software architecture, Java, Python, SQL, Shell scripting, and Unix/Linux; TS/SCI with CI poly required.
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Java, Python, SQL, Shell Script, Unix/Linux, JavaScript, NiFi
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Software Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$87k-$198k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in software development; strong experience with Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C/C++, or Go; experience with AI/ML, big data; TS/SCI clearance; Bachelor's in Engineering, Science, or Technology.
Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, Golang, AI, machine learning, big data, data science, cloud platforms
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Lead AI Software Engineer
United States or Tysons
$113k-$188k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOEAbility to obtain Public Trust; BA in CS/Engineering/Data Science or equivalent; 6+ years software engineering experience; expert Java or Python, ReactJS, AWS, RDBMS, CI/CD, DevSecOps, SAFe experience, and leadership/mentoring skills.
AWS, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, Glue, ReactJS, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, LangChain, Haystack, Semantic Kernel, D3.js, Plotly, Tableau, QuickSight, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD
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