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Python Software Developer Jobs in Stafford, VA, US
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Senior Software Engineer
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
$140k-$235k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOETS/SCI clearance; Bachelor’s 4-8 yrs or Master’s 2-6 yrs; C#; API development; SQL Server; ETL; microservices; DevOps tools; AWS; Docker; AI/ML knowledge.
C#, API development, SQL Server, ETL, microservices, Docker, DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, AWS, Lambda, GraphQL, Python, Bash, Apache NiFi, Kafka, Linux
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Software Engineer – (Hybrid-Remote in NOVA area) – McLean, VA; position requires a TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
McLean, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
6+ YOEActive TS/SCI with poly, 6–10 years software development, BS in CS/Software Engineering, strong Python/Django, React/TypeScript, Docker, AWS.
React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Django, Python, FastAPI, Golang, Docker, Docker Compose, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS, RDS Aurora, ECS/EKS, VPC, S3, EC2, CloudFormation, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Kibana, OpenLayers, Terraform, Ansible, Open Source data tools
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Software Engineer (TS/SCI) {S}
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Active TS/SCI clearance; degree in CS/EE/Physics or related; programming in Python/C++/Rust; Linux/cloud experience; onsite work; strong problem-solving.
Python, C++, Rust, Linux, AWS
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Senior Software Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years C++ development; build/environments (Make/CMake); Linux; US work authorization; BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science; MS preferred; CI/CD experience a plus; GPU/AI/ML interest.
C++17, CUDA, TensorRT, Python, PyTorch, CMake, Docker, GitLab, GoogleTest, Pytest
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Software Developer (Active TS/SCI Required)
Tysons/McLean/Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Active TS/SCI clearance required; Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering; Python/Java/C++/JavaScript; Git; cloud experience preferred; strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, Git, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Senior Software Engineer - APIs
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$120k-$145k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years Java 8+ with Spring; AWS; SQL; Snowflake; Scala/Python; web services; GA/DG experience; English fluency.
Java, Spring Framework, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, Scala, Python, JSON, GeoJSON, Git, Unit testing, Docker, Kubernetes
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Software Developer (Automation & Distributed Integration Systems)
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$115k-$117k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software testing and test automation; strong C#/.NET Core; experience with backend services, APIs, distributed systems; CI/CD; test frameworks.
C#, NET Core, PowerShell, Python, HTTP/REST, TCP/IP, Sockets, xUnit, NUnit, MSTest, Git, CI/CD, Postman, Newman, RestAssured, Docker
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Software Engineer 2 (FST - 094)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOE14+ years SWE experience; TS/SCI with polygraph; BS in CS or related field; experience with AI/ML, Terraform/AWS, C++, Python, Golang; GPU-enabled and large-scale streaming data analytics.
AI/ML, Terraform, AWS, C++, Python, Golang, GPU, Streaming data analytics
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Software Development Engineer I
Washington or Reston or San Diego or San Francisco or Wilmington or Phoenix or Los Angeles or Houston or Boston or Austin or Atlanta or Raleigh or Baltimore or New York or Dallas or Palo Alto or Short Hills or Minneapolis or Chicago or Seattle or Philadelphia or Miami
$37-$59/hr HybridFull Time
1+ YOE1-3 years programming with Node.js, Python, C#, Razor, MVC; SQL databases; JavaScript frameworks; HTML/CSS; strong communication.
Node.js, Python, C#, Razor, MVC, Visual Studio Code, MS Graph, APIs, Git, Azure DevOps, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER LEVEL 1 (DM)
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph; 7 years SWE; experience in analytics development; Pig and PySpark; Bachelor in CS; 4 years can substitute for degree.
Pig, PySpark, Python, Java, Scala, NiFi, Ansible
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Cleared AI/ML Software Engineer - Expert
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
$180k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software development, 5+ years AI/ML, TS/SCI with poly clearance, strong Python/Java/JS/C/C++, AWS, ML frameworks.
Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, Rust, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, SQL, NoSQL, REST, GraphQL, Linux, AWS
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Senior Software Engineer, Growth
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$148k-$222k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior software engineer with full-stack experience, focus on onboarding and user experience, data-driven, AI-aware, leadership and mentoring responsibilities.
HTML, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Python, Django, MySQL, Cassandra, RabbitMQ, Redis, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Packer
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NASA Software Engineer (cFS)
Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Math/Engineering; 15 years software experience including cFS and COSMOS; C, scripting, and Linux; background check and drug screen.
CFS, COSMOS, Python, Ruby, Bash, Linux
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Software Engineer (ServiceNow)
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$100k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Network Solutions: Providing cybersecurity and network engineering services for government agencies.
10+ YOETen years of combined work history and education, TS/SCI with poly, ServiceNow experience, and DoD 8140 IAT2 compliance; Agile/SDLC experience; strong communication and collaboration skills.
ServiceNow, Ansible, Python, Terraform, PowerShell, MariaDB, REST, SOAP, MID Server, Linux, Windows
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Intern- Software Engineer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$25/hr HybridInternship
0+ YOEPursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering; strong programming skills; knowledge of databases; AI/ML fundamentals; good communication; eager to learn.
Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL, NoSQL, HTML, CSS, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude
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Staff Software Engineer - Federal
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$161k-$221k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of coding and scripting experience; Python required; Terraform and cloud tooling; experience with ETL/ELT, security data ingestion, and regulated environments; TS/SCI clearance is a plus.
Python, Terraform, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, Azure, PowerShell, Bash, Go
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Mid or Senior Software Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$70k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOETS/SCI clearance with polygraph; BS in Computer Science or related; 8+ years experience; strong Java experience; diverse language/tool knowledge; agile/SAFe; web services; security-focused development.
Java, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, PERL, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Jenkins, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT, JEE, Mongo, Selenium, BDD, SAFe, Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss
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Full Stack Software Engineer, Developer (Experienced or Senior)
Chantilly or Seal Beach
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in OO design and Java/C++/Python; full-stack Java development; active Top-Secret/SCI eligibility with CI poly; aerospace/space domain experience preferred.
Java, C++, Python, Spring, Hibernate, JDBC, REST/Open API, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Maven, Gradle, SQL, NoSQL, WebLogic, JMS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Open Layers
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Software Engineer Intern
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
$20/hr OnsiteFull Time, Internship
0+ YOECurrently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program; experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure; Python programming; git; Office; strong communication; able to work in fast-paced team.
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Git, GitHub Copilot, Terraform
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Cleared Junior Software Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph; 3+ years of experience; bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; experience with Python, JavaScript, or Java; familiarity with databases and version control; strong communication.
Python, JavaScript, Java, Databases, Git
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Software Engineer II (Fullstack, Business Systems)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$125k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBS in Computer Science or related field; 2–4 years software development; API design/integrations; relational DB design; production web apps; strong communication; AI tooling aptitude.
Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, APIs, Relational databases, Data modeling, Booth systems integrations, NetSuite, Salesforce, Stripe, Boomi
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Cleared Senior Software Engineer
Dahlgren, Virginia, United States
$130k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOESenior software engineer with 10+ years, BS in CS/CE, active Secret clearance preferred; lead and mentor teams; C++ (C11), OO, QA, multi-threading, Agile.
C++ (C11), Python, Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Visual Studio, NetBeans, Eclipse, Jira, Bugzilla, MPI, POSIX, OpenMP, SSE
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Software Engineer, Backend - AI Practice Team
Houston or Knoxville or Washington
$90k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years backend development; Go and Python; cloud deployment; Kafka; distributed systems patterns; performance optimization; Docker/Kubernetes; Databricks.
Go, Python, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Databricks
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Advisor Software Engineer (AWS)
Reston or Plano
$155k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years Java development; AWS and AI/ML exposure; strong design/architecture; Angular; stakeholder collaboration; mentoring; observability and SDLC expertise.
Java, Angular, Python, AWS, TensorFlow, PyTorch
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Automated Testing Software Engineer (mid-level)
Dahlgren, Virginia, United States
$92k-$135k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5-8 years of professional software development and automated testing experience; on-site at Dahlgren, VA; DoD/Secret clearance required.
Python, C++, Git, GitLab, Docker, Jenkins, RedHat Linux, Rust, Automated testing frameworks
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Software Engineer - Federal Geospatial (Hub-Remote: DC or Philly Metro)
Alexandria or Philadelphia
$105k-$141k/yr RemoteFull Time
Element 84: Builds cloud-native geospatial software and data processing pipelines.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; full-stack Python/JavaScript; Clojure; React; AWS S3/IAM/Lambda; NOAA CAC badge; remote Scrum; BS in technical field.
Python, JavaScript, Clojure, React, AWS, S3, IAM, Lambda, Node.js, MacOS X
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Software Engineer II, AI
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$144k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering; 2+ yrs Generative AI; 3+ yrs cloud (AWS); 4+ yrs DevOps; 2+ yrs agentic systems; 3+ yrs distributed cloud-native; 4+ yrs programming (Python/Java/Rust/SQL/Node.js).
AWS, GitHub, Bitbucket, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, AWS EKS, S3, LangGraph, Python, Java, Rust, SQL, Node.js
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Jr Full Stack Developer (Python/React.js)
Reston, Virginia, United States
$70k-$100k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering; 2+ yrs Python and React; experience with AI-assisted development; microservices; Agile/Jira; US citizen; located in DC metro area.
Python, React.js, GitHub Copilot, Microservices, JIRA, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB
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Software Developer in Test (SDET)
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
10+ YOEStrong programming in C#, Java, or Python; experience in software testing; familiar with SDLC/Agile; US citizenship and Public Trust clearance; remote work.
Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, QTP, LoadRunner, GitHub Actions, JIRA, SQL, JMeter, Gatling
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Senior Software Automation Testing Engineer
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$85k-$100k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in software testing; strong Python 3.8+; web frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask); REST API testing; AWS; automation; SQL; Git/Jenkins/Harness; Locust.
Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, pytest, unittest, Locust, Gitlab, Harness, Jenkins, Oracle, Postgres, SQL, AWS
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Software Engineer III - Back End (Remote)
McLean, Virginia, United States
$120k-$132k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience; backend web development; RESTful APIs; open source stack; Git; SQL/NoSQL databases; Agile; TDD.
Ruby, Python, Django, Rails, REST, Git, GitHub, Elasticsearch, Solr, SQL, NoSQL
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Sr. Developer w/Analytics
Crystal City or United States
$100k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software development experience with analytics; strong Python, SQL, data warehouses/lakes, Spark/Databricks, Elasticsearch; DHS Public Trust eligibility; US citizenship.
Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Apache Spark, Databricks, Elasticsearch
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Sr Software Engineer - Platform Data Query
San Diego or Santa Barbara or Dallas or Atlanta or Chicago or San Francisco or Washington DC or Denver
$138k-$173k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEExperience operating, scaling, and enhancing data pipelines with Iceberg, Trino, Kafka, Flink; strong SQL and cloud data services (AWS). 5+ years in software engineering; multi-tenant SaaS background preferred.
Trino, Apache Flink, Kafka, Iceberg, AWS Athena, AWS S3, AWS Glue, Python, Ruby, Java, JavaScript, C#, SQL
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Software Engineer/Data Manager
Alexandria or Quantico
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOESenior Software Engineer with data management expertise; 8+ years experience; TS/SCI with poly is required.
Python, Java, C++, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visual Studio
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Software Engineer (SWE-3) – Mission Application Development
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$179k-$237k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEActive Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph; U.S. citizenship; 5+ years with Master’s or 7+ years with Bachelor’s in CS or related field, or 9+ years experience in lieu of degree; strong Linux, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, NoSQL, and CI/CD experience.
Linux, Python, Bash, Rust, Docker, containerd, Kubernetes, Helm, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, GitLab CI, Ansible, Git, Jira, Confluence
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
Boston or Brooklyn or San Francisco or Washington
$225k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years backend or data-driven software; cloud deployments; lead engineers; strong communication; ownership of architecture and delivery.
Python, TypeScript, SQL, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, FastAPI, AWS, Azure, MLFlow, Temporal, Postgres, Databricks, OpenSearch
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$135k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Active US security clearance (Top Secret) or willingness to upgrade; strong software engineering background; experience with containers and orchestration; proficient in Python/Java/JavaScript/Bash; comfortable collaborating with customers; willingness to travel ~25%.
Docker, Podman, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Python, Java, Bash, JavaScript, Go, Linux, Networking, On-premise infrastructure
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AI Software Engineer - Mid Level
Scottsdale or Pittsburgh or Bloomington or Chantilly or San Jose or United States
$124k-$138k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in software engineering or related field; 5+ years experience or Master's with 3+ years; Agile experience preferred; US citizenship required.
Python, REST APIs, LLM API, Azure, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph API, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector
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Consulting/Principal Software Engineer LNSSI
Washington or Virginia
$118k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2-3 years Linux systems administration; scripting in SQL/BASH/PYTHON/PHP/PERL; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; B.S. in Computer Science or MIS; experience with big data systems.
SQL, BASH, PYTHON, PHP, PERL, ECL, HPCC
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Software Engineer (Journeymen - SME Level)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEAgile DevOps focus; Java, Python, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); JUnit/Katalon; TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly; 6+ years experience (high school) or advanced degrees; strong testing and automation.
Java, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit, Katalon, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, GitHub, Jenkins, Bash, Jira, Confluence
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