Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer

Worker Type

Regular

AV is seeking aSoftware Engineer / Full-Stack Developer to join an established customer-facingprojectsupporting U.S. national security.

We need anadditionalteam member tobuild(and lead) application feature improvements, such as advanced data analytics and integration of AI capabilities to enrich real-time dataflows.

Work location is out of the AV office in Herndon, Virginia or Annapolis Junction, Maryland with hybrid work available.

An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

• Build new features and capabilities for asoftware projectdeployedon classified networks.
• Use creativity, initiative, and teamwork to design and deploy build software tools for our customers’ mission.
• Code and testhigh-quality software in a responsive agile team environment driven by dynamically evolving software requirements.
• Lead tasks in coordination with other technical resources.
• Work in a “start-up-like” environment that emphasizes initiative, velocity, customer responsiveness, and collaboration alongside a team of full-stack software engineers using Agile methodologies
• Implement agentic coding and other enterprise AI systems to expand capabilities and to improve team efficiency

• Minimum of 8 years of practical software engineering experience.
  
  Less experience will be considered for exceptional candidates.
• ABachelor’s Degreemay be substituted for 4 years of experience. AMaster’s Degreemay be substituted for 6 years of experience. A Ph.D. may be substituted for 7 years of experience. Higher job titles and responsibilities available with more years of experience.
• Proficiency with one or more of the following:
  Java, Spring Framework/Boot/Security, JavaScript, Type Script, Apache Nifi, MongoDB, PostgreSQL via RDS, Linux, Git, Docker, Angular, D3,VueJS, or React.
• Demonstratedproficiencyin applying sound software engineering principles,practices, and controls.
• Familiarization with using AI coding agents in a transparent way, especially since technical capabilities advanced in December 2025.
• Active TS/SCI clearance

• 12 years of experience or more for expanded responsibilities
• Substantive knowledge of global finance,financial data, or blockchain/cryptocurrency.
• Experience building andmaintaininga large-scale database or large-scale real-time data flows, to include database schema design, query, and storage optimization
• Understanding of various file formats for database ingestion and experience with ETL
• Use of modern coding practices, with an emphasis on type safety, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strength as either a front-end or back-end engineer, yet full-stack skills are preference
• Experience designing,developingor supporting an API capable of servicing a high volume of requests
• Experience in a broad rangeof technical knowledge, including software, systems engineering, systems architecture, networking, functional analysis, systems analysis, usability engineering, and testing in an agile environment
• Working and succeeding on teams following Agile methodologies

Salary Range
** ** $83,500 to 208,000

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits : AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:

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