Senior Software Engineer

About the role

Brief Description

Position Type: Direct Hire / Full-Time

Pay: $170,000-$185,000 + Relocation Assistance

Location: Downtown St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA

Clearance: Active TS/SCI required (must be willing to obtain CI Poly)

Hiring Timeline: Immediate

Company: The name of our partner organization will be disclosed during the interview process. This is not a direct role with LaunchCode; it is a position through LaunchCode, working with one of our partner companies.

Disclaimer: We are unable to provide work sponsorship for this role. U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required for this position.

Position Overview

Our partner is seeking a passionate and mission-focused Senior Software Engineer to support NGA initiatives focused on geospatial intelligence and FAA/public air traffic control insights. This is an opportunity to work with modern software development practices and technology stacks while developing intelligence analysis products that address critical mission challenges for NGA customers.

The ideal candidate is energized by modern architectures, enjoys solving challenging technical problems, and can contribute across the software development lifecycle. Depending on the program, the role may focus on AERO applications supporting FAA and public air traffic control insights or the Geospatial Center of Excellence.

Position Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise software applications using modern JavaScript frameworks, including React.js.

Develop backend services and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and/or Node.js.

Architect and implement scalable, resilient microservices-based systems.

Design and develop web services and APIs with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

Translate complex business and mission requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Own the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Develop high-performance applications supporting mission-critical intelligence analysis products.

Design and work with relational, spatial, and NoSQL databases.

Develop and integrate database solutions supporting enterprise applications.

Work with AWS cloud environments and AWS tooling, including S3.

Collaborate with software engineers, technical teams, and mission stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.

Contribute to modern software architecture, development practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support the development of geospatial information systems and applications when applicable.

Required Skills/Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

10+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering/development.

Experience designing, developing, and maintaining full-stack applications.

Strong experience with React.js.

Experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot.

Foundational knowledge of Node.js.

Experience with web services architecture, design, and development.

Experience designing and developing microservice architectures.

Experience with RESTful web services and APIs.

Experience with relational database design.

Experience with spatial database design.

Experience with NoSQL database design.

Experience working in AWS and utilizing AWS tooling such as S3.

Ability to translate business requirements into high-quality, production-ready software.

Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and modern development practices.

Desired Skills/Experience

Experience as a full-stack developer across web services, databases, and front-end development.

with Spring applications.

Experience developing geospatial information systems (GIS).

Experience working with open-source and proprietary geospatial data formats.

Experience supporting intelligence analysis or other mission-focused applications.

Additional AWS/cloud development experience.