Full Stack Developer

Job Title: Full Stack Developer

Location: Suitland, Maryland

Work Model:Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week

Salary:$150,000 – $170,000 Base

Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Developer to build and maintain secure, cloud-native applications in a highly secure government environment.

The ideal candidate must have strong production frontend development experience along with hands-on Python backend development. You will work across the full application lifecycle — from database schema design and backend APIs to production user interfaces, authentication, cloud deployment, and CI/CD.

You will join a small team of 2–3 developers reporting to a Technical Lead, supporting an existing platform while also developing pilot solutions and custom MVPs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop secure, cloud-native applications using Python/Django, FastAPI, React and Next.js
• Build production-quality frontend applications and dashboards
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns
• Implement Pydantic-driven data validation
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL/Aurora databases
• Perform database migrations, schema design, query optimization and data loading
• Deploy and troubleshoot applications across AWS partitions and classification levels
• Work with AWS services including EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC and KMS
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules
• Implement secure authentication using Keycloak, OIDC, SAML and/or CAC/PIV
• Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Support legacy data migration and platform modernization
• Troubleshoot DevSecOps issues and contribute to secure software development practices
• Work within STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated environments
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools where appropriate

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance – REQUIRED**
• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience**
• Strong production experience with Python
• Hands-on experience with Django and/or FastAPI
• Experience with async/ASGI and modern Python 3.13+
• Strong production experience with React, Next.js or equivalent frontend frameworks
• Must have developed and delivered complete production applications
• Strong REST API development experience
• Experience with Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architecture
• Experience with Pydantic-based validation
• Strong PostgreSQL database design and optimization experience
• Hands-on AWS deployment and troubleshooting experience
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Git workflows
• Experience integrating secure authentication solutions such as Keycloak, OIDC, SAML or CAC/PIV
• Experience working in secure or compliance-focused environments

Candidate Requirements

✅ Active TS/SCI clearance

✅ U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder

✅ Must live in Maryland / be able to work from Suitland, Maryland

✅ Available to work onsite 2–3 days per week

✅ Comfortable with $150K–$170K base salary

✅ Immediate start preferred

✅ Strong frontend + backend production experience

Screening Questions

Please be prepared to answer:

1. What is your current clearance level, and is your TS/SCI active?
2. Are you a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder?
3. Can you work onsite in Suitland, Maryland 2–3 days per week?
4. Is the $150,000–$170,000 base salary acceptable?
5. Have you developed both the Python backend and React/Next.js frontend in production?
6. What experience do you have with classified AWS deployments, Terraform and authentication?
7. Do you have hands-on experience resolving DevSecOps issues and using AI-assisted development tools?
8. What is your earliest available start date?

Core Technology Stack

Python | Django | FastAPI | React | Next.js | PostgreSQL | Aurora | AWS | EKS | S3 | IAM | VPC | KMS | Terraform | GitLab CI/CD | Keycloak | OIDC | SAML | CAC/PIV