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Python Software Developer Jobs in Sterling, VA, US
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Principal Engineer, Software (Reston, VA, US, 20191)
Reston, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEUS citizenship, ability to obtain/maintain security clearance, BS in CS or related field, 10+ years in applications development, strong communication, multi-architecture development, expert in JS (TypeScript/React/Angular) and Python, SDLC/Agile, SOLID, data eng, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud-native, secure DevOps.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, ETL, Data warehousing, Data streaming
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FLEX Senior Software Engineer – Data and Analytics Technology
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
$48-$87/hr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in data/ETL, 4+ years in data pipelines on AWS/Snowflake, leadership experience; strong communication; BS in Computer Science or related field.
AWS, Snowflake, S3, Lambda, EKS, Airflow, Python, Informatica, Spark, HashiCorp
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Software Testing Principal
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
10+ YOELead software testing with strong programming skills (C#, Java, Python); develop/test plans; manual and automated testing; SDLC/Agile experience.
Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, QTP, LoadRunner, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Git, Subversion, AWS, Azure
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Software Architect
McLean, Virginia, United States
$112k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of software development experience, with Agile and DevSecOps practices; cloud-native, microservices, APIs; strong debugging and leadership in a DevOps context; ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
Java, Ruby, JavaScript, C++, C, Python, Bash, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Jenkins, CircleCI, TravisCI, AWS, Azure, GCP, APIs, Microservices, Cloud-Native
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Vulnerability Researcher (iOS platforms)/ Software Engineer (VR), Mid-Level
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years in vulnerability research/reverse engineering; strong iOS experience; programming in C/C++, Python; reverse engineering tools; active TS/SCI clearance.
IDA Pro, Ghidra, Frida, C/C++, Python
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Senior Software Development Engineer L4
Bowie or Bowie Government Office
$85k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software development; strong C# and MS SQL; testing/architecture experience; AWS interest; independent contributor; strong collaboration.
C#, MS SQL Server, Python, Lua, AWS
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Agile Developer, Cyber & Data Resilience
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOESenior Agile Developer with Java Spring Boot, Python, AWS; TS/SCI with FS Poly; 12+ years of software development; on-site SCIF at Fort Meade, MD.
Java, Spring Boot, Python, AWS, REST API, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab, Maven, Ansible, Cypress, Cucumber, OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, DynamoDB, OAuth/OIDC, GitOps, CloudWatch, Lambda, Step Functions
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Senior AI Developer
Salt Lake City or Washington, District of Columbia
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of software development; 2+ years AI/ML; Azure OpenAI/Azure AI Foundry; Python; production-grade AI delivery; ability to work with client-facing teams.
Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Foundry, Python, LangChain, LangGraph, Copilot Studio, Power Platform
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Mid-Level Developer
Suitland-Silver Hill or United States
RemoteFull Time
4+ YOE4–7 years software development; strong Python; AWS Cloud Native; APIs/microservices; serverless/containerized architectures; Postgres; Agile Scrum; US citizenship.
Python, AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, Serverless, CI/CD, Git, S3, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Aurora, Cloud, REST APIs
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Senior Data Engineer
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$125k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in Linux, data engineering, PostgreSQL, data pipelines; Python; Kubernetes; Apache Airflow; cloud and on-prem; BS/MS in CS/IT.
PostgreSQL, Apache Airflow, Kubernetes, Python, Linux
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Back-End Developer, Senior/Mid- JCC2-JCO
Lackland Air Force Base or Fort Meade
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's degree; 7-10 years in software development; backend web development; Python and PostgreSQL; RESTful API; DevSecOps; cloud experience.
Python, PostgreSQL, Jira, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Java, OpenJDK, Ansible, Packer, Maven, REST API, Red Hat, SQL, CI/CD
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Full Stack AI Developer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$95k-$115k/yr HybridFull Time
1+ YOEFull Stack AI Developer with 1-3 years software development, backend Python and frontend React/JS, AI/NLP, RAG pipelines, SQL, Git, Agile.
Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SQL, Git, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, LangChain
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AI/ML Data Architecture Software Engineer
Manassas, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IS/CE; 3 years experience; DoD Secret Clearance; data warehousing, APIs, databases, prototyping.
Atlassian Tool Suite, Git, Linux, C++, Java, Python, Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, OpenMetadata, Ranger, Ceph, S3, MinIO, Parquet, REST, Nessie, Druid, Trino, Metabase, MLLib, Superset, Kubernetes, RKE2, Helm, AI/ML APIs, SparkML
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Application Developer I
Rockville, Maryland, United States
$65k-$82k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's in related field or equivalent experience; 2+ years software development; proficient in Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Python; ML frameworks; Google Suite; grocery retail experience.
Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Python, Machine Learning frameworks, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Mac OS, Windows OS
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Senior Back End Developer (TS/SCI)
San Antonio or Fort Meade
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOESenior backend developer with TS/SCI clearance; 10+ yrs software development; 5+ yrs backend web development; Python & PostgreSQL; REST APIs; cloud (AWS/Kubernetes); DoD/DevSecOps experience.
Python, PostgreSQL, REST API, AWS, Kubernetes, RedHat Linux, Jira, Maven, BASH, Spring, Ansible, JUnit5, Nexus Repository
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Software Reverse Engineer
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelor in STEM with 15 years as a reverse engineer or 4 additional years experience; strong C/C++, Python; low-level programming; reverse-engineering tools; TS/SCI with polygraph.
C, C++, Python, reverse-engineering tools, low-level programming
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AWS Developer/Integration Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years serverless AWS development; Python/Node.js; Salesforce and data integration; FedRAMP GovCloud experience; BA/BS in CS or related field.
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Python, Node.js, Salesforce APIs, LWC, Bedrock, Lex, Verint, CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform
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Technical Manager, Software Engineering
Falls Church or Florida or Ohio or Pennsylvania or North Carolina or Wisconsin or Michigan or Massachusetts or Texas or Tennessee or United States
OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE5+ MgmtSenior software leader with design/architecture, API development, and mentoring responsibilities.
SQL, PHP, C#.Net, Python, JavaScript, REST, API development
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Staff Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$140k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years of full-stack software development; strong Python/Django and React; cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); containers (Docker); CI/CD; experience with LLMs and AI tooling; project leadership and strong communication.
Python, Django, React, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, CI/CD, Snowflake, dbt, LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation
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SME - Software Engineering (DC)
Los Angeles or Washington
$200k-$310k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years in software development; 10+ years in leadership; BS CS/SE or MS degree; proficient in Python/Java/C++; Agile/DevSecOps/SRE/CI/CD; TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
Python, Java, C++, Agile, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering, CI/CD
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Principal, AI Engineer - Enablement
Louisville or Dallas or Washington D.C.
$157k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering; 3+ years in principal/architect roles; strong .NET, Python; cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP); DevOps; AI/developer tools experience.
.NET, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular, Azure, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Artifactory, SonarQube
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Senior Developer, Applied AI
Charlottesville or New York or Washington
$106k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of professional software development; strong full stack/backend experience; Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; AI solution experience using OpenAI/Azure/OpenAI or similar; familiarity with search/retrieval technologies; experience with enterprise integrations.
Python, TypeScript/Node.js, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases, enterprise search, Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Atlassian, Salesforce
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Spatial Front, Inc - Senior Application Developer
Suitland or United States
$90k-$138k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor’s degree in computer science or related field; 7+ years software development experience; strong Java, AWS, and microservices skills; experience with React, Python, and databases.
Java, AWS, Spring Framework, Hibernate, REST, PostgreSQL, Oracle Spatial, Python, React
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Machine Learning Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years in software development and ML; 2+ years in Generative AI/LLMs; experience with RAG, API gateways; strong Python; cloud; vector databases; knowledge graphs a plus.
Python, OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Google Gemini, Microsoft 365, M365 Copilot, Anthropic, AWS, Vector databases, Knowledge Graph
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Linux Developer (TS/SCI w POLY)
McLean, Virginia, United States
$100k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBS or equivalent; 3+ years in software development; Git; OS internals; C/C++/Python; Linux kernel experience; cross-platform (x86/ARM/MIPS); ability to obtain security clearance.
Git, C, C++, Python, Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS
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Awesome Full Stack Software Engineer (2+ years - Senior Level)
Arlington or Reston
HybridFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years professional experience; proficient in at least one OO language; MVC framework experience; relational DB; Linux; HTTP/REST/HTML/CSS/JS.
Java, Python, C#, C++, Spring, Django, Flask, Rails, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Linux, HTTP, REST, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue.js, Bootstrap, Less, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
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Senior Back End Developer
Lackland AFB or Fort Meade
OnsiteFull Time
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 Director, Software Engineering
Philadelphia or Alexandria or Ann Arbor
HybridFull Time
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years in technology leadership with cross-functional teams; 10+ years software engineering; Bachelor's in CS or related field; Proficient in Java and Python.
Java, Python, XML, HTML, XSLT, XML Schema, XQuery, XPath, PDF, TIFF, Angular, Talend, Pentaho, Databricks, Spark, EMR, Hive, Microservices, SOAP, REST, JavaScript, Node.js, AWS, AMQ, JMS, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, ETL, SaaS, NL P, ML, AI
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Senior Application Engineer
Vienna or Winchester or Pensacola
$115k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; 5–7 years in application/software development; Azure cloud experience; proficient in SQL, Python, JavaScript; strong communication and problem-solving.
SQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Azure, Azure Compute, Azure Storage, Azure Data & Analytics, Git
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Application Developer
Tampa or Cleveland or Sarasota or Arlington or Nashville or Milwaukee or Dearborn or Orlando or Charlotte
OnsiteFull Time
0+ YOEBachelor's in computer science, IT, software engineering, or related field; foundational programming experience; basic knowledge of C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python; introductory Azure and Power Platform concepts; APIs, databases, Git; strong teamwork and willingness to learn.
C# / .NET, JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Azure, Power Platform, APIs, Databases, Git, Azure DevOps
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DevOps Software Engineer (Mid or Senior)
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$150k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEEight+ years in DevOps; 5+ years managing development tooling and CI/CD; strong Windows and Linux admin; scripting in Java, Groovy, Python, PowerShell, Bash; experience with IDEs and container platforms; strong communication and team collaboration.
CI/CD tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, PowerShell, Python, Java, AngularJS, Eclipse, VS Code, Rhapsody, WebStorm, Git, Jenkins
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Devops Engineer - Federal
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
RemoteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years software engineering; federal/government experience; compliance and security controls; Python/TypeScript; strong distributed systems skills.
Python, TypeScript
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Senior Full Stack Developer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOESenior full stack developer with 10+ years of software development, AI/ML exposure, and ability to lead modernization efforts.
Java, Python, Node.js, JSP, Tomcat, jQuery, SQL, ETL, APIs, CI/CD, Cloud
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Modernization Engineer (Senior)
Manassas, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Senior software engineer with Rust, C/C++, Docker/Kubernetes, Kafka/Redpanda, Terraform/Pulumi, Python; strong testing, linting, and CI/CD experience.
Rust, C/C++, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka/Redpanda, Terraform, Pulumi, Python, GitHub Actions, Protobuf
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AI Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$75k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software or ML engineering; 2+ years GenAI/LLM; strong Python; vector DB and RAG experience; AWS Bedrock/OpenSearch; US citizenship; DHS clearance preferred.
Python, OpenSearch, Bedrock, Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, FAISS, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, MLOps, CI/CD, Cloud
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AWS Connect Developer - Junior
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEJunior AWS Connect Developer with 2 years Python and AWS experience; US Citizenship; Public Trust; hybrid in DC; Terraform preferred.
Python, AWS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Git, GitLab, Terraform
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Knowledge Graph Engineer
Reston or Somerville
$140k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOE2–5 years software engineering; Python and at least one typed language; graph databases; SQL; cross‑team collaboration
Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, ArangoDB, Neo4j, TigerGraph, JanusGraph, NetworkX, SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GCP
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Quality Assurance Engineer
Leesburg, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEMid-level QA engineer with development, SQL, and Python expertise focusing on automation, data validation, and platform reliability.
Python, SQL, CI/CD, AWS, Apache Iceberg, XBRL
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Intern Security Data Engineering & Software Development (McLean, VA, US)
McLean, Virginia, United States
OnsiteInternship
Internship focused on data engineering and software development, migrating Python/Excel workflows to SQL-backed architecture with a secure frontend.
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Senior SW Engineer ACE (PCB Design),
Los Angeles or Seattle or Washington D.C.
$165k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEMaster’s degree +5 years, or PhD +3 years; strong Python/C++ skills; CAD/CAE automation with SolidWorks/Creo/Ansys/COMSOL/Star-CCM+; CFD/FEA/SPICE experience; leadership and mentoring abilities.
Python, C++, SolidWorks, Creo, Ansys, COMSOL, Star-CCM+, ECAD Tools (Altium)
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