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Lead Software Engineer

Sterling, VA💼 Full-time💰 $177,680–$177,680🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a high-performing development team on a mission-enabling program with high impact on National Security, blending hands-on engineering with technical leadership.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Builds

Full stack features using modern frameworks and cloud-native patterns for national security missions

Domain

National Security / Defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Full-stack development, modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue), backend languages (Node.js, Python, Java, Django), RESTful API design, technical leadership, mentoring, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps

Preferred skills

Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), government/defense customer experience, distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), staffing and team-building

Technologies

React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Python, Java, Django, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation

Responsibilities

Serve as development team POC for engineering, design, and architecture meetings; Design, implement, test, and deploy full stack features; Guide junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and skill development; Partner with test engineering teams to ensure product expectations; Collaborate with stakeholders to align feature development; Assist with staffing and team structure decisions; Produce monthly progress summaries; Host stakeholder demos and present product designs; Identify opportunities to improve workflows and CI/CD pipelines; Contribute to long-term architecture planning.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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