19 staff backend engineer jobs at 14 companies in Broadlands, VA
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Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Torrance or Washington D.C.
$161k-$224k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software development; 3+ years cloud services; distributed scheduling systems; cloud proficiency (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Kubernetes, Cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD, Databases, Message queues
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer
North Bethesda or Waltham
$200k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOESenior ML engineer owning end-to-end ML systems, with cloud, MLOps, Python, and scalable backend experience.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions
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Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Billing Platform *HYBRID*
Palo Alto or Falls Church or Frisco or Washington or Baltimore or Dallas or Bethesda or Fort Worth
$110k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software development experience with large-scale systems; proficiency in Java/Kotlin/Golang, SQL/NoSQL, Kafka, Spark, Airflow, cloud and DevOps practices; strong communication and system design skills.
Java, Kotlin, Golang, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, Spark, Airflow
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Staff Engineer - Java/Spring Boot/Event Driven Architecture/Workflow Orchestration & Backend Operations/UI/UX/Distributed Systems/High Volume Scalable Systems (HYBRID)
Bethesda or Richardson
$110k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Proven API-first, event-driven architecture, and scalable backend engineering experience; strong Java/C#/Python; leadership and collaboration skills.
Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, gRPC, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos, Cassandra, Trino, Python, C++, Time permitted tools like Temporal, AWS Step Functions
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Staff Engineer – Full Stack Applications FinOps
Bethesda or Palo Alto or Dallas or Seattle
$110k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience building full-stack web platforms; leadership in UI and backend, cloud and Kubernetes experience; strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures, and data stores.
React, Typescript, Bootstrap, Django, Golang, Python, Kafka, gRPC, protocol buffers, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Kubernetes, k8s, Docker, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Azure, CICD, Java, ReactJS, TypeScript, BoostrapJS
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco or Los Angeles or Washington or San Diego or Seattle or London
$190k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Backend and cloud engineering fundamentals; Python, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, distributed systems, or TypeScript/React preferred. Must be a U.S. Person and able to obtain a security clearance.
Python, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, TypeScript, React, CI/CD
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Senior Staff, Software Engineer
Sterling, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
Asurion: Provides insurance and repair services for consumer electronics.
10+ YOE10+ years building APIs, backend services, distributed systems and data-intensive platforms; strong Node.js and TypeScript experience; data modeling, database design, API design, observability, and reliability engineering.
Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Neo4j, Kafka, CDC, CI/CD, schema registry
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Staff AI Security Engineer
Bellevue or Chicago or New York City or San Francisco or Washington
$161k-$248k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in security engineering or backend development, expertise in AI threat landscape, strong coding in Python or Go, cloud (AWS/GCP) experience, and leadership/mentorship ability.
Python, Go, LangChain, Strands, Claude Agent SDK, AWS, GCP, OWASP, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF
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Staff Software Engineer - Protect
San Francisco or Seattle or New York City or Washington, D.C. or London or Amsterdam
$208k-$274k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOETypically 8+ years building and operating backend or distributed systems at scale, with hands-on coding, strong product judgment, and experience translating ambiguous customer problems into measurable deliverables.
Jupyter, Apache Spark, Tecton
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Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle or McLean or United States
$180k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience; production system design; applied AI/ML and LLM techniques; backend, APIs, data pipelines, cloud experience; strong communication and debugging skills.
Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, LLM, RAG
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Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle or McLean or United States
$180k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years engineering experience; apply AI/ML and LLM techniques; scalable system design; backend, distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, cloud; strong technical communication and debugging skills.
LLM, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, observability
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Pasadena or San Francisco or Washington or United States
HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years building production backend and ML-driven systems; experience with LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval/RAG, evals, PyTorch, Python; BS/MS/PhD or equivalent.
PyTorch, Python, Rust, Triton, vLLM
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Staff Software Engineer in Test
Budapest or New York City or Washington or Vancouver or London or Galway or Munich or Bengaluru or Singapore or Sydney
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in test engineering, strong TypeScript and Playwright experience, API/backend testing, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), AWS/serverless and DevOps familiarity, LLM/AI testing knowledge, strong communication and mentoring skills.
TypeScript, Playwright, AWS CDK, AWS serverless services, GitHub Actions, .NET, Angular, Docker, LLMs
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Staff Software Engineer - Wallet/Authentication Platform
Mountain View or McLean or New York City or Tampa
$222k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 8+ years software development experience, 5+ years backend engineering with Java and Spring Boot, 1+ year daily use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor).
Java, Spring Boot, Claude Code, Cursor, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML 2.0, FIDO2, WebAuthn, SCIM, XACML, LDAP, Active Directory, React, NIST SP 800-63
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Staff Software Engineer, Defense Applications - Clearance Required
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
$134k-$232k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, 8+ years of software engineering experience, JavaScript or TypeScript, React, backend/API development, Palantir Foundry, and active Secret clearance.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Palantir Foundry, Army Vantage, OSDK, Workshop, AIP, Python, Java, Go, Node.js, DevSecOps, CI/CD
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Staff Software Engineer, Defense Applications - Clearance Required
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
$134k-$232k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, 8+ years of software engineering, JavaScript or TypeScript, React, backend services, APIs, Palantir Foundry, DoD support, and active Secret clearance.
Palantir Foundry, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, API, Python, Java, Go, Node.js, Army Vantage, OSDK, Workshop, AIP, DevSecOps, CI/CD
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Staff Fullstack Software Development Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$208k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 8+ years software development, 4+ years React or React Native, backend language proficiency, distributed systems, cloud platforms, design leadership, and AI development experience.
React, GraphQL, Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, React Native, Go, Node.js, Python, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Staff Software Engineer, GCS - Full Stack (R5192)
United States or San Diego or Dallas or Washington or Boston
$150k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBS/MS in CS or equivalent experience, typically 7+ years (or equivalent by higher degree), experience with modern frontend frameworks and full‑stack/backend languages, distributed systems, databases, and ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, C/C++, Python, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Maplibre GL, Leaflet, CesiumJS, OpenLayers, WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, GStreamer, FFmpeg, Docker, Kubernetes, k3s/k3d, MAVLink, STANAG 4586, A-GRA, UCI, OMS, OpenAPI/Swagger
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Staff Engineer, Software, GCS - C++ (R5189)
United States or San Diego or Dallas or Washington or Boston
$150k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBS/MS or equivalent; typically 7+ years experience; strong C++, Qt/QML, QGroundControl experience; backend experience in C/C++, Python, TypeScript or Go; networked systems expertise; ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
C++, Qt, QML, QGroundControl (QGC), QGC Map Engine, Python, TypeScript, Go, UDP, TCP, Mapbox, Cesium, Esri, RTSP, WebRTC, GStreamer, H.264, H.265, Docker, Kubernetes, MAVLink, STANAG 4586
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