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Secmation LLC

Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Developer
Location: Huntsville, AL | Raleigh, NC | Remote available (within driving distance of Huntsville, AL) 
Position Type: Full-Time / Hybrid
Clearance: Active DoD Security Clearance preferred; must be eligible to obtain
Secmation is hiring a Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Developer to support the development of secure software systems for DoD and embedded platforms. This role is focused on hands-on development of backend services and full stack applications that integrate with hardware, embedded systems, and cybersecurity solutions.
This position supports mission-critical programs involving secure communications, autonomous systems, and defense technologies.
What You'll Do
<ul>
<li>Develop backend services and full stack applications supporting secure DoD and embedded system programs.</li>
<li>Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices for system-to-system communication in distributed environments.</li>
<li>Implement software that interfaces with embedded systems, hardware components, and secure communication layers.</li>
<li>Write efficient, reliable code in Python, JavaScript, or Java for production systems.</li>
<li>Design and maintain database schemas and queries (MySQL or similar) for performance and data integrity.</li>
<li>Troubleshoot issues across backend services, APIs, and integrated system environments.</li>
<li>Work with cross-functional teams including embedded, RF, and cybersecurity engineers on system integration efforts.</li>
<li>Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.</li>
<li>Support containerized deployments and CI/CD workflows using tools like Docker and Git.</li>
<li>Follow secure development practices aligned with DoD and cybersecurity requirements.</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications
<ul>
<li>US. Citizenship required; must be eligible for a DoD Security Clearance. </li>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field</li>
<li>5–10 years of experience in full stack software development with strong backend focus.</li>
<li>Experience with Python, JavaScript, and/or Java.</li>
<li>Experience with backend frameworks such as Django, Flask, Spring, or Express.</li>
<li>Experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.</li>
<li>Experience working with relational databases (MySQL or similar).</li>
<li>Experience with Docker or other containerization tools.</li>
<li>Familiarity with Git-based development workflows.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Active DoD Security Clearance.</li>
<li>Experience working on defense or government programs.</li>
<li>Experience with embedded systems, IoT, or hardware-integrated software.</li>
<li>Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).</li>
<li>Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems.</li>
<li>Experience with secure software development practices.</li>
</ul>
Work Environment
<ul>
<li>Hybrid role based in Huntsville, AL or Raleigh, NC </li>
<li>Remote work available for candidates located within driving distance of Huntsville, AL.</li>
<li>Must be able to travel to the Huntsville office on short notice for customer meetings, program activities, or team collaboration.</li>
<li>Flexible 9/80 work schedule available.</li>
</ul>
Compensation &amp; Benefits
<ul>
<li>Competitive salary based on experience</li>
<li>Company equity</li>
<li>Relocation assistance</li>
<li>9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)</li>
<li>Health, dental, and vision insurance</li>
<li>Life and disability insurance</li>
<li>401(k) with company contribution</li>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>And more!</li>
</ul>
About Secmation
Secmation is not a traditional IT company - we specialize in AI-driven software solutions, embedded cybersecurity, and secure RF systems for the defense industry. Our mission is to deliver next-generation secure technologies for electronic warfare, autonomous systems, and critical defense applications.
Visit <a href="http://www.secmation.com">www.secmation.com</a> to learn more about our work and impact.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Secmation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, gender, orientation, identity, religion, or veteran status. 
U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to government clearance requirements.
The salary range for this position represents a general guideline; however, Secmation considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, work location, current market conditions, and other bona fide data.
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Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Developer

Backend-Focused Full Stack Developer

Senior backend-focused full stack developer with 5–10 years of experience; proficient in Python, JavaScript, or Java; REST APIs; Django/Flask/Spring/Express; MySQL; Docker; DoD clearance eligible.

Senior backend-focused full stack developer with 5–10 years of experience, strong Python/JavaScript/Java, and DoD-related security clearance eligibility.

<div><div> nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is now officially a 100% ESOP company! We value teamwork and collaboration, and this transition allows us to take that commitment to a new level. nSI empowers our customers by supplying products, services, and expertise with powerful, data driven insights that transform defense systems and improve capabilities. nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is building systems that solve our nation&#39;s most challenging defense problems in an enjoyable, stimulating environment. We&rsquo;re known for fielding revolutionary missile defense systems, pioneering step changes in RF seeker technology, introducing principled AI systems, and rapidly pioneering novel defense platforms, from space to the seabed. We&#39;re looking for talented builders with high levels of curiosity and extremely strong grounding in fundamentals and engineering first principles. If you&#39;re hungry for harder problems and want to build products that actually get into users&rsquo; hands, we&rsquo;ve got you covered. We are pleased to announce an opening for a Senior Back End Software Developer who will join our Technical Solutions Division and JSTC2 Team in Huntsville, Alabama to build software that provides warfighting training exercise participants unparalleled access to information about the unfolding scenario. You&rsquo;ll be part of a team that is not only modernizing the interface to the underlying warfighting simulations but also finding new and innovative ways of surfacing deep information about the scenario, providing end users the right information right when they need it.&nbsp;Responsibilities:Our small team is developing Government Off-the-Shelf software that is currently in use in ongoing warfighting exercises. We&rsquo;re seeking developers who can accelerate our progress along our years-long product roadmap. You&rsquo;ll be an integral part of a multidisciplinary software team combining a web-based front end, large-data-management back end, and on-prem LLM-powered data exploration. We&rsquo;re looking for developers who still enjoy coding while taking advantage of newer agentic coding approaches, and who want to help junior developers level up their skills through mentoring and focused code reviews. We need people who enjoy working in tandem with other talented developers, architects, QA, and integration/DevOps, and who rise to the challenge of team communication and cohesion in an Agile/SAFe team. We want people who are passionate about the quality of software we deliver. You&rsquo;ll need to be comfortable with developing software that&rsquo;s delivered to end users on a 10-week cadence, helping elicit end user needs rather than being handed a pile of DOORS-managed requirements, and scoping work even in the absence of perfect information.&nbsp;Basic Qualifications:&nbsp;Required Qualifications &ndash; lacking any disqualifies you from this job:<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or Bachelor&rsquo;s in those fields plus 4 years of experience above the baseline required qualification.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">6+ years of full-time professional experience in software development, with 2+ years in technical leadership roles.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Must possess or be able to obtain an active Secret Security Clearance.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">U.S. Citizen.</li></ul>Technical Competencies &ndash; you must demonstrate expertise in:<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Software development in Go and Python (with some C++) as an individual contributor without agentic coding support</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Production code: modular, unit tested, supports integration and end-to-end testing, maintained in source control (Git + GitLab).</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Scrum Agile software development, including being active in ceremonies (standup, sprint reviews, Product Increment planning).</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Team-focused development: ticket management, constructive peer reviews, backlog management.</li></ul>Core Skills:<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Mentor and lead technical contributors: be a force multiplier.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Support software architecture development: contribute to our product&rsquo;s overall structure in support of our Chief Architect.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Strong communication and collaboration skills: communicate your technical decisions, back them up with quantitative information, and flex with the needs of the wider team and project when necessary.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Evaluate emerging technologies: help us intelligently use new libraries, languages, software, architectures, and tools such as agentic coding.</li></ul>&nbsp;Preferred Qualifications:<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Experience with distributed simulation systems, especially Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) messaging.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Experience with cloud-ready microservice architecture, including MQTT communication protocol.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Comfortable developing in a containerized (Docker) Linux-based (Ubuntu) environment.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Experience developing for a Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline.</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Experience with databases (PostgreSQL) and database optimization (indexing, stored procedures, query tuning, data partitioning, normalization/denormalization, table optimization).</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Active Top Secret clearance.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who is nou (pronounced &#39;new&#39;) Systems?Since its founding in 2012, nou Systems has built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-art products from concepts and prototypes to fully developed and integrated solutions. &nbsp; &nbsp;We offer significant advancement and personal career development opportunities within our dynamic high-tech company. Our culture is firmly established in treating our employees like family.&nbsp;Benefits of working at nSInou Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and diverse benefits that reflect our company culture of service, excellence, and a supportive work environment.Other specific benefits include:<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Competitive Wages*</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Medical, Rx, Dental &amp; Vision Insurance</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Company-funded Short-Term &amp; Long-Term Disability</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Optional Accident and Critical Illness Insurance</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Personal Time Off, Annual Leave, and Paid Federal Holidays</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">401(k) Retirement Plan</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Personal Development, Learning Opportunities, &amp; Lunch-n-Learns</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Opportunities for Advancement</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Skills Development &amp; Certifications</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Employee Referral Bonus Program</li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family: initial;">Corporate Sponsored Events &amp; Community Outreach</li></ul>*Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate&#39;s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.&nbsp;nSI is an Equal Opportunity EmployerEmployment opportunities at nSI are based upon a candidate&#39;s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit <a href="http://www.nou-systems.com/workingatnou" target="_blank">www.nou-systems.com/workingatnou</a>. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions. </div></div>

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6+ years software development, Go/Python (C++ a plus), leadership experience, active Secret clearance, US citizenship.

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