Principal Software Engineer
Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, 21046, USA
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software
*** An active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is REQUIRED. Please do not apply if you currently do not possess this level of clearance.***
Are you a Principal Software Engineer who is ready for anew challenge that will launch your careerto the next level?
- Tired of being treated like a company drone?
- Tired of promised adventures during the hiring phase, then dropped off on a remote contract and never seen or heard from the mothership again?
- Our engineers were certainly tired of the same.
At Glia Cell our slogan is “We make It happen”.
- We will immerse you in the latest technologies.
- We will develop and support your own personalized training program to continue your individual growth.
- We will provide you withwork that matters with our mission focused customers, and surround you witha family of brilliant engineers.
Culture isn’t something you need to talk about…if it just exists.
If this sounds interesting to you, then we’d like tohave a discussion regarding your next adventure!
If you want to be a drone, this isn’t the place for you.
We Make It Happen!
Glia Cell Technologies focuses on Software & System Engineering in Enterprise and Cyber Security solution spaces. We excel at delivering stable and reliable software solutions using Agile Software Development principles. These provide us the capability to deliver a quick turn-around using interactive applications and the integration of industry standard software stacks.
Glia Cell’s Enterprise capabilities include Full-Stack Application Development, Big Data, Cloud Technologies, Analytics, Machine Learning, AI, and Dev Ops Containerization. We also provide customer solutions in the areas of CND, CNE, and CNO by providing our customers with assessments and solutions in Threat Mitigation, Vulnerability Exposure, Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Preventing Advanced Persistent Threat.
We
Offer:
- Long term job security
- Competitive salaries & bonus opportunities
- Challenging work you are passionate about
- Ability to work with some amazingly talented people
Job Description:
Glia Cell is seeking a Principal Software Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.
- We are seeking a proactive, self-starting Software Engineer to join our team and help automate foundational infrastructure for our mission customer.
- The ideal candidate thrives in a mixed-stack environment, primarily utilizing Python and Java Spring Boot, and is comfortable leveraging modern AI development tools to accelerate their workflow.
- This is not a standard ticket-working role; it requires a deep problem-solver whose core responsibility will be identifying pain points and inefficiencies in our current processes and engineering automated mitigations.
- You will operate with a high degree of autonomy to drive continuous improvement and system reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Automate and provision foundational infrastructure to support mission-critical customer requirements.
- Proactively identify pain points, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies in existing development and deployment processes, and engineer effective solutions.
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot applications across a mixed-stack environment, functioning primarily in Python and Java (Spring Boot).
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance coding speed, debugging, and overall software delivery.
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy, moving beyond standard ticket resolution to drive strategic process improvements and system optimizations.
Key Requirements:
To be considered for this position you must have the following:
- Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.(This position requires in-scope poly, within 7 years).
- U.S. Citizenship.
- 12+ years Software Engineering experience and a BS degree in Computer Science or related. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
- Works well independently…
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