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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Springfield, VA

Security Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

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Omni Federal, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is a highly specialized software solutions provider with a robust presence in key locations across the United States, including Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Born out of the Department of Defense's software factory ecosystem, Omni has rapidly distinguished itself by delivering both mission-critical and enterprise solutions that enhance the technological capabilities of the federal government. With a focus on areas such as Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Space, Geospatial, and Modeling Simulation, Omni leverages cutting-edge commercial technology tailored to government objectives, improving mission performance and delivering transformative outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and their end-users. The company's innovative approach is backed by its Omni Labs and SBIR Innovation centers, where they develop advanced platforms and tools in data mesh, secure connectivity, and intelligent automation.

Why Omni?

• Environment of Autonomy
• Innovative Commercial Approach
• People over process

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in St. Louis supporting a mission-critical geospatial application. This role requires strong full-stack Python experience, with a focus on API development, Kubernetes deployment, and modern DevOps practices to accelerate delivery. The engineer will work with an existing code base—learning it quickly, manipulating it for adjacent use cases, and implementing new features that advance mission capabilities. A background in geospatial systems, imagery acquisition, and geometry is a significant plus. Candidates must be passionate about modern architectures, able to adapt quickly to existing systems, and excited to tackle challenging technical problems for our mission users.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field with 10+ years of software engineering experience, OR Master’s degree in a technical field with 8+ years of software engineering experience.

• Strong full-stack Python development experience

• Experience building and maintaining APIs (ex. FastAPI)

• Experience with Kubernetes and DevOps practices to support rapid deployment and sustainment.

• Proven ability to work with pre-existing code bases, understand them quickly, and adapt functionality for new use cases.

• Experience with web services architecture, design, and development.

• Background working in secure cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, C2S).

Nice to Have

• Understanding of geospatial systems, including imagery acquisition, geometry, and related workflows.

• Familiarity with geospatial data tools and libraries (e.g., PostGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL).

• Prior exposure to DoD/IC mission applications.
  

About Us

Omni Federal is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Omni Federal is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.

Proposed Pay Scale: $180,000 - $202,400

Omni Federal, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is a highly specialized software solutions provider with a robust presence in key locations across the United States, including Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Born out of the Department of Defense's software factory ecosystem, Omni has rapidly distinguished itself by delivering both mission-critical and enterprise solutions that enhance the technological capabilities of the federal government. With a focus on areas such as Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Space, Geospatial, and Modeling Simulation, Omni leverages cutting-edge commercial technology tailored to government objectives, improving mission performance and delivering transformative outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and their end-users. The company's innovative approach is backed by its Omni Labs and SBIR Innovation centers, where they develop advanced platforms and tools in data mesh, secure connectivity, and intelligent automation.