Software Engineer

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We're looking for a highly experienced Software Engineer to work on a dynamic enterprise program. This role is technical and ideal for someone who thrives in complex distributed environments, understands modern cloud native architectures, and brings strong engineering discipline to large-scale systems.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on experience building and operating full stack applications, backend services, APIs, and microservices in Linux-based environments. The engineer will design and optimize core platform components, improve system reliability and performance, and contribute to the evolution of a cloud-based, containerized ecosystem. They will collaborate with developers, data engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient capabilities that enable data science, analytics, and AI/ML workloads. Experience modernizing legacy systems and supporting large-scale cloud migrations is a plus.

There are Software Engineer positions in McLean, VA, Herndon, VA, and Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Platform & Service Development: Design, build, and maintain full stack and backend services, APIs, and microservices in a Java and Linux-based environment, including supporting applications built with JavaScript and Node.js.
• System Architecture & Scaling: Contribute to the architecture of large-scale, distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and security, including modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native architectures.
• Cloud & Deployment: Develop and deploy services in cloud environments, leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, Auto Scaling, and CloudFormation.
• Database Engineering: Work with relational databases to support high-volume, data-driven applications.
• Containerization & Runtime: Build, optimize, and operate containerized services across the platform.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and apply DevOps best practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, enhance system monitoring capabilities, and optimize system performance.

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience building and operating software applications or platform-level systems
• Strong proficiency in Java, with working knowledge of JavaScript and/or Node.js
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash
• Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL, or MariaDB)
• Proficiency in Linux environments (including Red Hat/CentOS)
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management
• Experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed system design
• Proficiency with Git-based repositories (GitLab, GitHub) and modern development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines
• Strong experience with containers and containerized deployments
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing, and secure coding practices
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Experience:

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, or CloudFormation
• Familiarity with distributed data and streaming tools (Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino)
• Experience with data access control models such as RBAC and ABAC
• Background supporting large-scale, multi-tenant platforms or high availability systems
• Experience hardening systems to meet high accreditation or security compliance levels
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect)

Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire's 90-day mark.

We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.

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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.