Software Engineer
The Swift Group6 months ago
McLean, VA, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain modern web applications and backend services using JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Python.
- Build, deploy, and manage scalable AWS applications using EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, and CloudFormation.
- Create responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces with React and modern frontend tooling.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines, Docker containerized deployments, Kubernetes orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver well-scoped, high-quality features.
- Participate in and lead code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and provide technical guidance to teammates.
- Apply secure coding, secret management, and AWS IAM best practices.
- Maintain technical documentation in Confluence and manage work items in Jira.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience designing and delivering production applications.
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, and AWS cloud development.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and working with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar databases.
- Proficiency with Git-based workflows and repository platforms such as GitHub or GitLab.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, and IAM.
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing strategies, and Agile/Scrum development practices.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance are required.
Benefits
- Onsite work arrangement in McLean, VA.
- A $5,000 employee referral bonus is paid at the referred hire’s 90-day mark.
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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).