Software Engineer SME
The Swift Group3 months ago
Herndon, VA, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, and microservices in Java and Linux-based environments.
- Contribute to the architecture and scaling of large distributed systems with emphasis on performance, reliability, and security.
- Develop and deploy services in cloud environments.
- Engineer relational database capabilities for high-volume, data-driven applications.
- Build, optimize, and operate containerized platform services.
- Troubleshoot production issues, improve monitoring, and optimize system performance.
- Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable capabilities for data science, analytics, and AI/ML workloads.
Requirements
- A BS in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
- 10+ years of experience building and operating software applications or platform-level systems is required.
- Strong proficiency with Java, Ansible or Python, Postgres, MySQL or MariaDB, Linux, and AWS.
- Hands-on experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed system design.
- Proficiency with SQL databases and data-intensive application patterns.
- Experience deploying and operating services in cloud environments.
- Strong experience with containers.
- Proficiency with Git-based repositories, including GitLab and GitHub, and modern development workflows.
- Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing, and secure coding practices.
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph are required.
- Desired qualifications include familiarity with Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino, RBAC, ABAC, enterprise access-control systems, large-scale multitenant or high-availability platforms, and system hardening for stringent accreditation or security compliance levels.
Benefits
- The position is onsite in Herndon, Virginia.
- A $5,000 employee referral bonus is offered for a hired referral, paid at the new hire’s 90-day mark.
Tech Stack
About The Swift Group
The Swift Group is a privately held IT services and solutions firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, founded in 2019. It delivers software development, systems engineering, data science, cyber enablement, logistics, and training to U.S. civilian, defense, and intelligence community clients, largely via federal contracts. Engagements often involve global operations and secure environments, and many positions require U.S. citizenship and high-level clearances (e.g., TS/SCI with polygraph).