Full Stack Developer
Maxar Technologies1 day ago
McLean, VA, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$95k - $140k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services supporting RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Architect and implement microservices-based systems using containerized deployments.
- Optimize backend performance through caching, queueing, load balancing, asynchronous processing, and efficient data-access patterns.
- Design and manage relational and NoSQL databases for reliability, performance, data integrity, and high-volume workloads.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration and optimal user experience.
- Support production systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related area of study, or qualifying experience with an associate degree or high school diploma/GED.
- At least one year of experience with a bachelor’s degree, two years with an associate degree, or three years with a high school diploma/GED.
- Active/current TS/SCI security clearance with required polygraph.
- U.S. citizenship and willingness to work onsite full time.
- Strong server-side development and API design experience with REST and GraphQL.
- Proven experience building and operating microservices architectures.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
- Expertise in schema design, query optimization, indexing, migrations, and high-volume data performance.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript, React, or Lit for collaboration with UI teams.
- Preferred experience supporting or integrating LLM-powered applications and designing systems for mission-critical, high-concurrency environments.
- Preferred familiarity with Redis, Memcached, or similar caching technologies.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including a 401(k) with company match.
- Mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- Full-time onsite work arrangement.
- The application window is three days from posting and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
- Base pay for the Washington, DC metropolitan area is listed as $95,000.00-$127,000.00-$139,700.00 annually, with location-based ranges elsewhere.
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About Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies builds and operates commercial Earth‑observation satellites and sells high‑resolution imagery, 3D products, and geospatial analytics to government, defense, and enterprise customers. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, the company was formed in 2017 from the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA and was acquired by Advent International in 2023; it supplies data for national security, mapping, and disaster response, and licenses imagery through subscription and platform APIs.