Top Software Engineer Jobs in Hampton, VA

Build and operate high-throughput backend services for AI agents, calendar, scheduling, integrations, real-time data pipelines, and APIs. Design platform infrastructure, event-driven systems, and client-server protocols using Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms. Collaborate with AI, product, and frontend teams, improve reliability through testing and infrastructure as code, and mentor junior engineers.

Develop and maintain scalable Python software, integrations, and web applications. Collaborate with QA, IT operations, analysts, and stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment. Design technical solutions, translate workflows into requirements, participate in code reviews and Scrum ceremonies, optimize relational and non-relational database queries, troubleshoot production issues, and improve application performance and security.

Build and deploy software solutions for U.S. government customers using data to solve complex operational problems. Responsibilities include architecture, large-scale data processing, custom web application development, customer collaboration, executive communication, and end-to-end project ownership. The role requires independent decision-making, rapid learning, teamwork, and an active Secret-level-or-higher U.S. security clearance. Travel may be required, often to work with customers onsite.

The Founding Engineer will lead the development of Sailor Health's AI-powered platform, building systems for patient care and mentor the engineering team.

Lead the development of an AI-powered platform for senior mental health, building systems for patient experience, and mentoring the engineering team.

Build the core AI platform for an AI-native trading experience. Develop a high-performance Rust backend supporting streaming responses, low-latency tool execution, caching, and model orchestration. Design secure, observable APIs and runtime components with authentication, authorization, rate limiting, auditing, tracing, retries, and fallbacks. Build safe trading action infrastructure with deterministic previews, confirmations, idempotency, and audit logs while partnering with product and frontend teams.

Own and improve Hex’s cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, databases, security, cost management, and single-tenant deployment systems. The role involves selecting and delivering infrastructure projects, operating Kubernetes and AWS environments, scaling PostgreSQL, implementing infrastructure as code, and building customer-facing platform capabilities. Engineers are expected to handle on-call responsibilities, write application code when needed, and independently turn ambiguous infrastructure problems into shippable solutions.

Provides technical leadership on complex, high-impact engineering projects from design through launch. The role involves architecture, company-wide initiatives, engineering excellence, mentoring technical leaders, and establishing standards for scalable, reliable, secure, observable systems. The engineer will collaborate across teams, communicate complex technical topics, and apply customer-focused decision-making and A/B testing techniques.

Build and ship backend features end-to-end using Ruby on Rails and SQL. Lead complex technical projects, solve architecture challenges, establish standards, conduct meaningful code reviews, resolve high-risk bugs, document systems, collaborate across engineering teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Develop and ship phased software projects for Affirm’s mobile card acquisition team. Collaborate with product, design, and analytics stakeholders; build web and mobile applications and scalable APIs; monitor operational metrics; support availability and on-call efforts; participate in code reviews, interviews, and team development.

Develop and launch scalable full-stack search systems using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Kotlin. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, balance delivery speed with system reliability, debug code, participate in code reviews, write tested and extensible software, and contribute to team growth and communication.

Own QA strategy and release quality for POS, back-office, and payments products. Build automated unit, integration, API, contract, and end-to-end tests; integrate testing into GitHub Actions; validate hardware, offline modes, payment flows, and upgrades; establish release gates and test environments; monitor quality metrics; reproduce merchant issues; and coach engineers on testable design and quality practices.

Design, develop, maintain, debug, test, and integrate software applications supporting warfighter readiness. Build database structures and web interfaces using C#, ASP.NET, Blazor, Kubernetes, and containerized environments. Collaborate with Agile teams, document solutions, maintain development traceability, and contribute to technical decisions. The role also involves optimizing components, applying CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, mentoring developers, and delivering reliable solutions throughout Agile sprint cycles.

Develop and maintain full-stack applications supporting Navy circuit management operations. Responsibilities include implementing features, APIs, database queries, testing, troubleshooting production issues, resolving defects, modernizing legacy components, documenting changes, and participating in Agile planning and releases. The role requires collaboration with analysts, engineers, testers, and customers while applying secure coding and accessibility practices.

Leads full-lifecycle software engineering, integration, modernization, and deployment for mission-critical systems. Responsibilities include Agile planning, technical leadership, architecture development, requirements traceability, configuration management, CI/CD and DevSecOps execution, troubleshooting, cybersecurity coordination, and DoDAF-compliant architecture modeling. The role applies MBSE methods, microservices, RESTful APIs, containerization, cloud transition strategies, and secure software delivery while coordinating with government stakeholders and engineering teams.

Build and launch scalable fullstack web applications and APIs for Affirm’s Ads Platform. Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners to break projects into deliverable phases, make technical trade-offs, write tested and extensible code, monitor service metrics, support on-call operations, review code, and participate in team development and interviews.

Develop and deliver complex software features using Ruby on Rails and React. Responsibilities include system design, requirements clarification, deployments, operational support, performance and security improvements, database optimization, AWS infrastructure troubleshooting, SSO integrations, monitoring, web server administration, compliance implementation, automated testing, and mentoring junior engineers.

Develop backend tools and systems that improve batch development, testing, workflow efficiency, and reliability. Collaborate with product, infrastructure, design, and analytics teams; break projects into deliverable phases; build scalable, well-tested code; monitor metrics; support system availability and on-call operations; debug code; conduct reviews; and contribute to engineering growth and hiring activities.

Develop and architect scalable iOS applications serving millions of users. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver features, promote clean architecture and iOS best practices, monitor performance and crash analytics, and guide technical excellence. Requires strong Swift, SwiftUI, MVVM, API integration, persistence, testing, and code quality expertise.

Design, build, deploy, and maintain resilient, scalable software for Toast Delivery Services. Develop real-time delivery tracking, driver matching, pricing, refunds, and payment-related systems. Solve distributed-systems and scaling challenges, integrate with partner APIs, uphold production reliability, promote strong engineering practices, and mentor teammates.

Own the architecture and technical direction for provider-sourced client products, including lead management, caseload migration, AI-powered inquiry workflows, and provider marketing tools. Partner cross-functionally with product, design, data, sales, customer experience, and pricing teams. Build reliable user-facing systems, guide technical decisions across teams, measure product impact through experimentation, and influence teams without direct authority.

Develop end-to-end full-stack software solutions in an agile environment, from architecture and coding through production. Collaborate cross-functionally to solve complex client problems, improve systems, gather requirements, automate workflows, and support testing and maintenance. The role requires front-end and back-end development experience, architectural awareness, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Architect and operate Affirm’s large-scale Amazon EKS compute platform, including cluster lifecycle, node management, autoscaling, shared components, infrastructure automation, workload safety policies, observability, cost and capacity optimization, and self-service workflows. The role drives technical strategy, mentors engineers, partners cross-functionally, and participates in on-call incident response.

Build and ship a full-stack data collection and search platform for defense and intelligence users. Develop frontend, backend, data ingestion, storage, indexing, APIs, and agentic AI capabilities using TypeScript, React, Tailwind, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Partner with mission owners, customers, designers, and engineers to translate intelligence workflows into intuitive, mission-ready products supporting information analysis and visualization.

Design, develop, debug, test, optimize, and maintain software applications supporting warfighter readiness. Build database structures and web interfaces, integrate components, document solutions, and use containerization technologies. Collaborate with Agile teams, contribute to technical decisions, maintain development traceability, and deliver solutions through sprint cycles. The role also involves mentoring developers, writing unit and integration tests, and applying CI/CD, Git, and DevSecOps practices.