Full Stack Developer
Location: Suitland, Maryland — Hybrid (2–3 days onsite per week)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Compensation: $150,000–$170,000 base salary
Clearance: Active TS/SCI required
Start: Immediate preferred
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to build and support secure, cloud-native applications in a highly regulated environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience across both Python backend development and production frontend development using React/Next.js.
You will work as part of a small development team, building and maintaining an existing platform while also developing pilot solutions, custom MVPs, APIs, dashboards, data migration workflows, authentication integrations, and secure AWS deployments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop full-stack applications from database schema through backend services and production user interfaces.
- Build scalable backend services using Python, Django and/or FastAPI, including asynchronous/ASGI applications.
- Develop production-quality frontend applications using React, Next.js or equivalent modern frameworks.
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns.
- Implement robust data validation using Pydantic and modern Python development practices.
- Design PostgreSQL/Aurora schemas, optimize queries, manage migrations and perform data loading.
- Deploy, troubleshoot and maintain applications across AWS classified partitions and regions.
- Work with AWS services including EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC and KMS.
- Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and infrastructure-as-code.
- Integrate secure authentication and authorization using Keycloak, OIDC, SAML and/or CAC/PIV.
- Develop secure applications in STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated environments.
- Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and follow established Git workflows.
- Troubleshoot DevSecOps issues and support secure application deployments.
- Contribute to legacy data migration, platform enhancements, pilot applications and custom MVP development.
- Utilize appropriate AI-assisted development tools to improve development productivity while maintaining security and code-quality standards.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
- Strong production experience developing Python backends using Django and/or FastAPI.
- Experience with async/ASGI and modern Python 3.13+ development.
- Demonstrated production experience building complete applications with React, Next.js or an equivalent frontend framework.
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and Backend-for-Frontend patterns.
- Experience with Pydantic-driven validation.
- Strong PostgreSQL experience, including schema design, query optimization, migrations and data loading.
- Hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting applications in AWS environments, including classified partitions/regions.
- Experience with EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC and KMS.
- Experience developing and maintaining Terraform modules.
- Experience integrating authentication using Keycloak, OIDC, SAML and/or CAC/PIV.
- Understanding of secure token handling and application security.
- Experience working in STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated environments.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Git-based development workflows.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a true full-stack engineer, not primarily a backend developer. Candidates must be able to demonstrate hands-on experience developing and supporting both Python backend services and production frontend applications.
Experience with secure cloud environments, DevSecOps, infrastructure-as-code and classified AWS deployments is highly valued.
Work Arrangement
This position is based in Suitland, Maryland, with a hybrid schedule requiring 2–3 days onsite per week.
