Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Designs and maintains secure Java and Spring Boot microservices, RESTful APIs, and AWS cloud applications. Builds CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation, monitors production systems, troubleshoots issues, and develops automated tests. Collaborates with engineering, product, DevOps, and government stakeholders in an Agile environment to deliver scalable, reliable mission-critical applications and supporting technical documentation.

Develop and maintain complex software for large-scale data processing, scientific computing, real-time analytics, and Intelligence Community mission systems. Responsibilities include algorithm development, database optimization, system integration, testing, performance improvements, and containerized deployment using Docker and Kubernetes. The role collaborates with engineers and mission stakeholders in an Agile environment and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Develops advanced RF and DSP software for signal exploitation and analysis supporting Intelligence Community missions. Designs high-performance algorithms, processes complex and low-SNR signals, integrates COTS and GOTS technologies, optimizes software, and supports testing, debugging, deployment, documentation, and Agile development activities.

Develops and maintains Java applications, backend services, RESTful APIs, and mission-focused data processing capabilities. Supports modernization, integration, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, documentation, and sustainment of critical software platforms. Collaborates with engineers and stakeholders in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and supports a malware analysis modernization program for an Intelligence Community customer.

Develop and maintain Java and Spring-based enterprise applications, ETL workflows, data integration services, and analytics supporting mission-critical intelligence operations. The role handles data ingestion, transformation, validation, troubleshooting, and delivery while collaborating in Agile teams. Responsibilities also include Apache NiFi development, GitLab and Atlassian tool usage, production support, and AI-assisted software development. The engineer must support enterprise knowledge management and mission data systems in a classified environment.

Build and maintain full-stack Identity Governance software for federal customers. Architect scalable backend services, frontend interfaces, cloud and on-premises infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and secure deployments across classified and air-gapped environments. Ensure audit readiness, security compliance, reliability, and least-privilege access. Partner with Product and Design, address technical debt, make organization-wide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while applying AI throughout the software development lifecycle.

Build and maintain full-stack identity governance software for federal customers in high-compliance and classified environments. Responsibilities include designing backend services and frontend interfaces, deploying cloud and on-premises infrastructure, supporting air-gapped environments, maintaining security controls and audit readiness, improving CI/CD and reliability, and partnering with product, design, and engineering teams. The role also involves architectural leadership, AI-augmented development practices, and mentoring engineers.

Build and evolve scalable full-stack systems for People Data Labs’ APIs, self-serve products, and customer success tools. Responsibilities include designing frontend and backend architecture, developing React and Python applications, ensuring data integrity, implementing reliable APIs, optimizing performance, operating production services, collaborating with stakeholders, writing technical designs, mentoring engineers, and improving development practices.

Lead the technical direction and architecture of the Foundations platform team, owning authentication, authorization, SSO, secrets management, tenancy, and core platform services. Design APIs, drive services through launch, make technical decisions, establish engineering standards, and mentor engineers without formal management authority. Partner with engineering and product leaders to align execution with priorities.

Design and build data infrastructure automation, observability, health tooling, dashboards, and system improvements for large-scale object storage platforms. Lead technical designs and feature rollouts across services, improve fleet stability and throughput, automate hardware lifecycle processes, and partner with on-call teams to reduce operational toil and incidents.

Build and operate the platform supporting Honeydew’s digital dermatology product. Responsibilities include migrating data infrastructure to RDS, strengthening AWS security and compliance, standardizing logging, developing AI-assisted vulnerability remediation workflows, creating infrastructure and automation, supporting feature teams, and reviewing code. The role requires backend service and API development, platform security, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and strong data and architecture skills.

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and frontend applications. Own projects from architecture through monitoring, collaborate with product and design teams, participate in technical and code reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve engineering practices. The role focuses on secure, reliable systems across cybersecurity, AI, and distributed systems while providing technical guidance to peers.

Leads engineering for one or more product-domain teams, partnering with Engineering Managers, Product, Data Science, Analytics, and Insurance stakeholders. Responsibilities include setting technical strategy and roadmaps, coaching engineers, driving cross-team initiatives, contributing code, leading incident response and resiliency improvements, and establishing engineering standards. Requires strong Ruby on Rails expertise, Rust familiarity, software leadership experience, and excellent communication skills.

Build, maintain, and steward open source cloud-native software for defense environments. Responsibilities include designing and implementing features, reviewing code, managing releases, engaging open source communities, resolving technical ambiguity, documenting systems, making architecture decisions, improving security and interoperability, and mentoring engineers. The role requires strong Go development, Kubernetes and cloud architecture expertise, collaboration with contributors and users, and participation in ecosystem standards and projects.

Leads the design, development, and maintenance of complex backend software systems. Owns significant features end to end, makes architectural decisions, improves scalability and performance, ensures code quality, mentors engineers, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. Builds production-ready C# and .NET APIs within microservices and containerized environments, using cloud databases and services. Participates in code reviews, testing, debugging, and continuous improvement.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using TypeScript, Java, Node.js, HTML, CSS, and MS SQL in a microservices environment. Build AI-powered applications with LLMs, RAG pipelines, GenAI agents, vector databases, and AI services. Optimize performance, implement responsive user interfaces, troubleshoot systems, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with AI/ML engineers and cross-functional teams in a remote setting.

Develop and integrate Python microservices for SIGINT mission systems. Containerize services with Docker, deploy them to Kubernetes using Helm, integrate system interfaces, support service-oriented architecture, automate development and deployment with Bash, and troubleshoot Linux-based containerized services. The role is onsite at Fort Meade and requires active TS/SCI clearance with a full-scope polygraph.

Own backend services from design through production support, solve ambiguous technical problems, improve reliability, build automation, and contribute to architecture and technical decisions. The role involves developing secure software in a regulated healthcare environment, debugging production issues, writing tests, mentoring engineers, and using modern cloud, deployment, observability, and AI-assisted development tools.

Develop and maintain cloud and data-service applications, APIs, scripts, and services supporting national security missions. Implement features, resolve defects, manage Git repositories, create DevOps configurations and deployment scripts, and troubleshoot escalated customer issues. Route, transform, and enrich data across systems while collaborating with data providers and consumers. The role requires AWS, Terraform, API development, Python scripting, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Maintain, enhance, modernize, and troubleshoot mission-critical enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Oracle, and SQL. Support application integration, configuration, deployments, cloud modernization, Docker and Linux operations, dependency upgrades, root-cause analysis, and defect resolution. Collaborate with customers and engineering stakeholders in an Agile environment to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.

Develop coding tasks and reference solutions for evaluating AI systems. Build deterministic verifiers, test suites, scalable backend services, and APIs. Debug complex defects, assess code quality, refactor legacy implementations, optimize performance, and evaluate AI-generated technical reasoning. Document requirements and verification criteria while independently applying software engineering judgment across algorithms, system design, testing, and reliability.

Provides technical leadership for Azure SQL databases supporting a highly available Azure service. Responsibilities include database performance tuning, reliability and capacity planning, schema changes, data migrations, observability, incident response, root cause analysis, operational automation, and technical strategy. The role partners with software engineers, SREs, and architects to improve scalability, durability, cost efficiency, and long-term service reliability across teams.

Design, develop, and improve scalable software for an investment platform. Lead software development across the lifecycle, mentor junior engineers, solve complex technical problems, maintain code quality through testing and reviews, and recommend technology enhancements. The role is remote in the USA with four in-person retreats annually.

Leads the design, development, and delivery of complex software systems. Drives architectural decisions and technical strategy, mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, partners with product stakeholders, and improves system performance, scalability, security, and compliance. Owns technical initiatives from design through delivery while maintaining high engineering standards.

Develop, test, debug, and operate secure software for federal government customers. Responsibilities include code reviews, security testing, vulnerability mitigation, architecture contributions, technical documentation, RESTful service development, analytics application development, and collaboration on secure coding practices. The role requires extensive Java or C/C++ experience in Solaris or Linux environments, Kubernetes experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance with an agency-appropriate polygraph.