Senior Specialist, Full Stack Software Engineering

Salary: $97,000 - 180,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience; alternatively, at least 10 years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Preferred: experience with C/C++, Rust, or Go, and production development using Java, Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Preferred: experience with service-oriented architectures, microservices, asynchronous messaging, distributed-system APIs and integrations, and event-streaming or message-bus technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, or NATS.
• Preferred: experience leading technical design, code reviews, automated testing, and software delivery; improving continuous integration and delivery workflows; and defining technical approaches for complex full-stack applications.
• Preferred: experience building native graphical user interfaces with GTK or Qt, applying user interface and user experience principles, or deploying and supporting containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.

• Lead the technical design and implementation of full-stack software, including backend services, APIs, and web interfaces.
• Develop scalable applications and services using Java, Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript within service-oriented and microservices-based architectures.
• Establish secure integration patterns, service contracts, and data exchanges across distributed systems.
• Guide code reviews, software testing, technical documentation, and secure development practices.
• Troubleshoot complex software and integration issues across development, test, and deployment environments.
• Mentor software engineers and provide technical guidance to support sound engineering decisions.
• Coordinate technical dependencies with partner teams and contribute to delivery planning and execution.
• Travel up to 15% as needed to support program and customer requirements.

• Backend
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• NATS
• Python
• Qt
• RabbitMQ
• Rust
• Security
• TypeScript
• Web
• microservices
• Fullstack

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We are hiring a senior specialist full-stack software engineer for the Special Projects team on our MOSSAIC Agile Portfolio Engineering program. The program supports space domain awareness through optical and radar sensors and related command-and-control capabilities, and this role contributes to sensor integration, command-and-control workflows, and mission applications. The Colorado salary range is $97,000–$180,000; final compensation may vary based on experience, geographic location, and other factors. We offer benefits including health and disability insurance, a 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays; available options may depend on hire date, schedule, and applicable collective bargaining agreements. The application window closes October 30, 2026. We are an equal opportunity employer, maintain a drug-free workplace, and conduct pre-employment substance testing and background checks where permitted by law. Some positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance, which may be granted only to U.S. citizens; candidates accepting conditional offers may undergo government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for classified access. We may share application materials with our subsidiaries and affiliated companies to consider candidates for other available positions. We are an E-Verify Employer.

last updated 41 week of 2026