Remote Junior Full Stack Software Developer Jobs in Ashburn, VA

Location: Herndon, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer to support a mission-focused Data Analytics Team in Herndon, VA. This role will focus on application development for tools and initiatives designed to streamline operations, automate processes, and align customer solutions with the broader digital architecture.

The selected candidate will help promote modern IT solutions, collaborate with mission and technology partners, and support the development of applications that improve data access, analytics, and operational efficiency. This role also involves working closely with customer technical interfaces to ensure future technology plans align with the customer’s overall architecture and long-term mission needs.

• Design, develop, test, and implement new applications based on project requirements.

• Build and maintain web applications using the Java Spring framework.

• Develop applications within Amazon Web Services cloud environments.

• Support extract, transform, and load processes for large raw data sets.

• Develop web-based platforms that support search, analytics, and data discovery across large data sets.

• Work in Linux environments, including Bash shell scripting.

• Collaborate with mission partners and technical stakeholders to share technology, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Ensure records management requirements are considered during early design stages of IT solutions.

• Support modernization efforts that align applications with the customer’s digital architecture.

• Partner with customer technical interfaces to ensure future technology planning aligns with the broader enterprise architecture.

• Participate in proof-of-concept development, technical evaluations, and implementation of emerging technologies as needed.

Demonstrated experience with:

• Building web applications using the Java Spring framework

• Working in Linux environments, including Bash shell scripting

• Developing applications in the Amazon Web Services cloud environment

• Performing extract, transform, and load processes on large raw data sets

• Developing web-based platforms for search or analytics on large data sets

• Designing, developing, testing, and implementing new applications based on project requirements

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

• Deploying applications in the Amazon Web Services cloud environment

• Solr or Elasticsearch

• Python software development, especially web service development using Flask or Django

• Building web applications using Angular 2+

• Text analytics and its use in business intelligence or business analytics, including:

  • Search

  • Entity extraction

  • Sentiment analysis

  • Document summarization

  • Document categorization

• Researching and implementing machine learning algorithms for production systems

• Developing proofs of concept for new technologies

• Evaluating state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for text analytics

• Machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, or TensorFlow

• Data visualization tools such as Tableau, Pandas, D3.js, ggplot, or similar tools

• In-memory data stores such as ElastiCache or Redis

• NoSQL data stores such as MongoDB or DynamoDB

• Relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL

• Natural Language Processing tools such as spaCy, NLTK, Stanford CoreNLP, or Gensim

• Natural Language Processing concepts and applications

• Optical character recognition or image detection

• Developing solutions using open-source PDF libraries in Java, Python, or JavaScript

This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including:

• 5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave

• 11 floating holidays

• 401(k) with 10% employer contribution

• Multiple medical plan options through Anthem, including:

  • Platinum PPO national plan

  • Gold PPO national plan

  • Gold HMO HSA national plan

• Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier

• Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / DeltaVision

• Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000

• Optional voluntary Life and AD&D coverage from $10,000 to $500,000, not to exceed 5x salary

• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $2,500

• Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $10,000 per month

• Health Savings Account availability, depending on selected health plan

• $1,000 annual Lifestyle Savings Account

• $5,000 annual professional development reimbursement for degrees, training, and certifications

• $1,000 annual technology reimbursement

• Candidate referral bonus program, up to $10,000

• Discretionary profit sharing

• Discretionary performance bonus opportunities

• New contract bonus opportunities, up to $10,000

• Employer-paid access to online training through Udemy and Paylocity

• Optional pet insurance through Pets Best

• Access to Working Advantage employee discounts and rewards programs at no cost

This is an excellent opportunity for a Full Stack Software Developer with strong cloud, data analytics, and application development experience to support high-impact mission work. The selected candidate will contribute to modern, scalable, and secure software solutions that improve data processing, analytics, search, automation, and enterprise digital architecture across a mission-critical environment.