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Software Developer Systems Software Jobs in Adelphi, MD, US
740+ software developer systems software jobs from 300+ companies hiring in Adelphi, MD, US.
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Senior Software Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years C++ development; BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science; US work authorization; build system experience; technical leadership; on-site/Hybrid in Arlington, VA.
C++, CUDA, TensorRT, Python, PyTorch, CMake, Docker, GitLab, GoogleTest, pytest
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Software Engineer
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$90k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent; 2+ years Java 17+ experience; SQL and relational databases; Git, Maven; Spring Boot 3.x preferred; REST APIs; interest in Kotlin; front-end (React) optional.
Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Git, Maven, Eclipse, IntelliJ, REST APIs, React, SQL
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Principal Software Engineer - Remote
Basking Ridge or Minneapolis or Washington, DC
$113k-$193k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in software engineering; NodeJS, TypeScript, Python; Kafka; API design; CI/CD; distributed systems
NodeJS, TypeScript, Python, Kafka, REST, GraphQL, FastAPI, Flask
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Senior Software Systems Engineer
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor's in Systems/Software Engineering or Computer Science; 6+ years with Bachelor's or 4+ years with Master's; SysML modeling; Cameo Systems Modeler; cloud platforms; ability to obtain government clearance.
SysML, Cameo Systems Modeler, Confluence/Wiki, Markdown, draw.io, Lucidchart, Visio, Jama, DOORS, R4J
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Mid-Level Software Developer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEMid-level software developer with 3+ years in AWS, web apps, and classified IC systems; TS/SCI with FS Poly; BS in CS/IT/IS; familiar with Agile, CI/CD, and security standards.
AWS, AngularJS, JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Confluence, Jira
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Senior Software Engineer - Fuzzer
Vienna, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in complex systems; strong Rust, Go, or C++; solid CS fundamentals; ability to design interfaces; passion for software testing and correctness.
Rust, Go, C++
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Software Integration Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading and supporting software in heterogeneous Linux environments; BSCS or related field; Linux CLI; Bash/Python scripting; Linux system administration; NoSQL and RDBMS experience; DevOps tooling; containerization; IaC; monitoring; TS/SCI with polygraph.
Linux, Bash, Python, Docker, Podman, containerd, Ansible, Salt, Puppet, Prometheus, Grafana, Git, NiFi, HDFS, Map/Reduce, MongoDB, Accumulo, AWS, JIRA, Confluence
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Associate Flight Software Engineer
Lanham, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOEBachelor's in a technical field; 1-3 years in software development or embedded systems; strong C/C++, Python; RTOS, Linux; CI/build tools; team collaboration.
C, C++, Python, RTOS, Linux, Git, CMake, Make, Ninja
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Software Engineer Level 2
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$180k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOEUS citizen with TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; 14+ years SWE experience; BS in CS or related field; 4 extra years of SWE experience may substitute for degree; experience with GUI and Java; systems integration.
Java, GUI development, Systems integration
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Software Developer (SME)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEUS citizenship; Top Secret/SCI clearance; 7+ years of relevant experience; BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business; strong Python/Java/C++ skills; ability to lead projects.
Python, Java, C++
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Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise
Washington, Washington, United States
$169k-$270k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years of professional software engineering; bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field; strong system design; experience leading multi-team efforts; cloud-based, scalable systems; collaboration with product/design.
Cloud platforms, Microservices, Identity/Access management, Data workflows, Observability, Security and reliability
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Software Engineer (SWE-2) – Mission Systems Development
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$155k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering or 10+ years experience in lieu of degree; Python, Linux, Git, Docker; TS/Poly security clearance.
Python, Linux, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Jira, Confluence, GitLab CI
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Software Engineer - Level 01 - FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIRED
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$100k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEUS citizenship with TS/SCI and active polygraph; minimum 7 years direct software development experience; BS in Computer Science or related field; ability to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems; able to work individually or in a team.
ReactJS, NodeJS, Java, Spring Boot, Javascript, Docker, Podman, AWS, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Gradle
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Sr. Software Engineer - Hybrid
Manassas, Virginia, United States
$101k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5-10 years in systems development; strong C++/Java, Boost, gRPC, multithreading; Linux; Docker; Python; SQL/PLSQL; security and performance tuning.
C++, Boost libraries, gRPC, Multithreading, Linux, Python, Docker, XML, JSON, PKI, HMAC, AES, SSL, Databases, RHEL, Jenkins, JIRA, Artifactory, Confluence, SQL, PL/SQL
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Security Software Engineer, Applied Computing (Starshield)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$130k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS or 2+ years security software development; Python/C++/Golang; security for OS/distributed systems; AI/LLM experience.
Python, C++, Golang
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Cloud Software Engineer 3
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEExtensive cloud software engineering experience; BS in CS or related field required; 4+ years in Big-Data/cloud, distributed computing; Cloud/IR, MapReduce, and distributed systems expertise.
Kubernetes, Helm, Microservices, Service-mesh, Cloud Migration, nifi, JEST, Grafana, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, MySQL, Apache Superset, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Ansible, Salt, Terraform, WebSockets, JBLOCKS, CASPORT, Neo4j, CAMKEY, LAC, COI
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Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer
Chantilly or El Segundo
$117k-$176k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor’s or graduate degree in CS, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field; 6+ years of software engineering experience; strong Java and multi-threaded systems experience; hardware-software interfaces and physics-based simulation experience; willingness to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
Java, Python, C, C++, Fortran, JSON, XML, Matlab
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Embedded Software Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Develop embedded systems using C/C++, Python; work on Linux/Unix environments; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; bachelor's degree.
C/C++, Python, Linux, Unix, VxWorks, Ghidra, IDA Pro, GDB, OllyDbg, VMware, OpenStack, Open vSwitch, QEMU
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Senior Software Engineer, Platform
Seattle or Austin or Boston or Washington
$182k-$222k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of software engineering experience; ability to work in a hybrid setup with weekly in-office days; experience with cloud services and distributed systems; knowledge of AI/ML workflows and responsible AI practices.
AWS, GCP, Azure, LLMs, Generative AI, LangChain, ReAct, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise
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Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Public Sector
Reston, Virginia, United States
$207k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software development; 3+ years distributed systems; 3+ years leadership; TS/SCI clearance eligible.
Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Distributed Systems
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Principal Software Engineer - Credit Card Core Platforms
Palo Alto or Belo Horizonte or Campinas or Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo or Durham or Miami or Washington, D.C.
HybridFull Time
15+ YOE15+ years in software engineering; experience with large-scale distributed systems; leading system migrations; experience with GenAI/LLMs; strong API design; fluent English.
GenAI, LLMs, APIs, Cloud-based agents, Distributed systems
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Cloud Software Engineer Sr
Fort Meade or Columbia
$165k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOETwelve years of software engineering experience; current Poly clearance; four years in Big-Data Cloud technologies; BS in Computer Science or related field; cloud experience with Big Data systems; proficiency in DevOps and related tools.
Hadoop, Java/Spring Boot, Python, ElasticSearch, NiFi, Angular, MapReduce, Cloud Big Table, Cloud Distributed File System, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby, VMware, VirtualBox
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Software Engineer (76185)
Columbus or Chantilly
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field with 2+ years experience; proficient in Python, C, C++, or C#; comfortable in Windows and Linux; Git; build systems (CMake/Make, Poetry); containerization (Podman/Docker/Singularity); able to work in DoD environment.
Python, C, C++, C#, Git, CMake, Make, Poetry, Docker, Podman, Singularity, PowerShell, Bash
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Software Developer - TS/SCI clearance required
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, or equivalent; Python or other programming language experience; Linux or system administration/automation experience.
Python, Linux, Bash, Software Development, Automation, Operating Systems
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Software Engineer SME Fellow
Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland, United States
$214k-$294k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelor's in aerospace or related field; 15+ years aerospace engineering; strong software and systems engineering; proficiency in C/C++, Rust, Python; AI/LLMs; excellent communication.
C, C++, Rust, Python, Google Apps Script, Linux, AI/LLMs
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Lead Systems Software Engineer
Washington D.C. or San Jose
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in Android/Linux system-level development; strong architecture; networking, CI/CD, and embedded hardware experience.
AOSP, Linux, Android, gRPC, protobuf, AIDL, libzmq, CI/CD, firmware packaging
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Software Engineer III (NON-REMOTE ROLE))
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior software engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting .NET-based systems on Azure AKS with DB2 and JSON integrations.
.NET, Azure Kubernetes Service, JSON, DB2
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Sr. Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering or systems integration; Palantir Foundry expertise; DoD experience; Python/TypeScript/Java.
Palantir Foundry, Workshop/Slate, Ontology, AIP, CI/CD tooling, Python, TypeScript, Java
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Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
Reston or Redmond
$140k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science or related field with 6+ years of software engineering experience; strong distributed systems background; security clearance required (Top Secret/SCI) or ability to obtain; citizenship verification.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
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Principal Software Engineer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$139k-$185k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOELead design and build of a high-performance pricing engine; expert in distributed systems and modern languages.
C/C++, Rust, Go, Python, Linux, Distributed systems, APIs, Zero-copy, Lock-free data structures
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Staff Software Engineer (HYBRID)
Chevy Chase or Palo Alto or New York City or Dallas or Seattle
$100k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOEExperience designing knowledge graphs and semantic data systems; full-stack development with modern frameworks; cloud platforms; ML/NLP; strong collaboration.
React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SASS, Node.js, Python, Java, Azure, AWS, GCP, Neo4j, Apache Jena, TigerGraph, NLP frameworks, GPT, BERT, T5, RDF, OWL, SPARQL, Headless CMS, APIs, MLOps, data pipelines
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Agentic Software Engineer
Seattle or Arlington
$124k-$155k/yr HybridFull Time
Experience building distributed, AI-enabled systems and multi-service backends. Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Coding agents, AI frameworks, Backend services, Cloud infrastructure
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SOFTWARE TOOL ENGINEER LEVEL 2
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOETS/SCI with poly, IAT Level 1, DNS/DHCP/IPAM (DDI); Infoblox; IPv4/IPv6; scripting (Perl, Python); Ansible; 14 yrs software/systems experience; 8 yrs Tools Engineer experience.
Infoblox DDI, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, Load Balancing (F5), Python, Perl, Ansible
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Cloud Software Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOECloud computing, Big-Data systems, Java/Python, Hadoop, distributed cloud deployments, and TS/SCI clearance.
Java, Python, Hadoop, HDFS, HBase, Bigtable, Zookeeper, MapReduce, VMware, VirtualBox
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Senior Software Engineer - AI Fintech foundation
New York or Washington DC or Chicago
$110k-$300k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in production ML systems or pricing platforms; Python, Scala, and SQL; data modeling, software architecture, and distributed data processing; strong collaboration.
Python, Scala, SQL, ETL, Machine Learning
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Lead Software Engineer, Microsoft Azure Technologies
College Park, Maryland, United States
RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering; cloud-native Azure experience; C#/.NET; hands-on design and implementation; distributed/event-driven systems; production Azure deployments.
Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Azure Storage, C#, .NET
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Embedded Software Principal Engineer (AI)
Towson, Maryland, United States
$134k-$232k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years in electronics/software embedded firmware, AI/autonomy in physical systems; strong C/C++/assembly in embedded, RTOS; leadership and mentoring.
C, C++, Assembly, RTOS, Embedded systems, ARM, bare metal
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Sr Software Engineer, DevOps
McLean, Virginia, United States
$164k-$246k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years DevOps experience; 5+ years AWS; 5+ years deployment automation; 3+ years Terraform; CS degree or related field; programming in Go/Python/Bash/Java; Docker/Kubernetes experience; ability to architect and optimize distributed systems.
AWS, GCP, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Go, Bash, Java
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Software Engineer Level 3
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
20+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; 20+ years SWE experience; Bachelor's in Computer Science; 4 years experience may substitute; strong C++ and real-time systems; satellite comm knowledge; DevOps in VM/Docker/Kubernetes; RF/satellite concepts; strong problem-solving and collaboration.
C++, Real-time systems, Satellite communications, DevOps, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, Message queue
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Lead Software Engineer - Hardware/3rd Party Integrations
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$120k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering; strong background in SaaS, distributed systems, and hardware integration; leadership experience; travel ability.
NodeJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, SIP, MQTT
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