Software Engineer
Visionist, Inc.16 days ago
Fort Meade, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$170k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain distributed web applications and full-stack solutions using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and Python.
- Architect scalable microservices, REST middleware, and backend data-processing pipelines.
- Deploy and manage services in cloud-native environments using infrastructure-as-code and DevOps automation.
- Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI/CD.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mission analysts, and vulnerability researchers on offensive cyber tooling and rapid-response capabilities.
- Use AI-assisted development tools including Claude Code, Codex, and Opencode.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; an additional four years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- At least 12 years of software engineering experience.
- Production-grade experience with Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript for enterprise distributed web applications.
- Experience with full-stack architecture, modern frontend design, RESTful APIs, relational and non-relational databases, and backend services.
- Experience with DevOps automation, Docker, continuous integration pipelines, and cloud service providers including AWS and C2S.
- Experience with Git-based version control, testing frameworks, and Agile workflows in collaborative environments.
- U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
- Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned company with employee participation in company success.
- 15% retirement contribution consisting of a 5% 401(k) match and 10% ESOP contribution.
- Four weeks of paid time off, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, and flexible work hours.
- 80 hours of paid parental leave plus an $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families, with an additional $4,160 per year for employees who waive medical coverage.
- Annual $600 lifestyle bonus for fitness, technology, or HSA expenses.
- Annual merit increases and performance-based bonuses.
- Term life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
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About Visionist, Inc.
Visionist, Inc. delivers engineering, software development, and analytical services to U.S. intelligence and defense agencies, often as a prime contractor. Its teams build mission systems and analysis tools spanning AI/ML integration, cyber and network security, digital signal processing, data analytics, and UX for analysts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Visionist is privately held and 100% employee-owned through an ESOP.