Remote Math Software Engineer Jobs in Columbia, MD

Job number: 837

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer III (Backend Focus), you will design, develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise applications supporting mission-critical federal digital services. Working as part of a cross-functional Agile team, you will build scalable backend services, modernize legacy applications, improve system reliability, and contribute to secure cloud-native software delivery.

You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, product managers, UX designers, DevSecOps engineers, and government stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions using modern software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications and APIs supporting enterprise software platforms.
• Develop new features while enhancing and modernizing existing applications and services.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, QA, DevSecOps, Security, and Architecture.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend integrations.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code following secure coding and software engineering best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and support operational excellence.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in technical planning, architecture discussions, and engineering process improvements.
• Support on-call rotations and production deployments as required.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (additional experience may substitute for education)
• Strong backend development experience using Java and modern enterprise frameworks such as Spring Boot
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience building enterprise applications using object-oriented programming principles
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience working within Agile software development environments
• Experience using Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows
• Experience with automated testing, debugging, and software troubleshooting
• Experience participating in code reviews and following secure software development practices
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust
• Must have resided within the United States for at least three of the previous five years

Desired Skills

• Experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, or similar Java frameworks
• Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and containerized applications
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Splunk, Kafka, New Relic, or similar DevSecOps tools
• Experience with Angular, React, or other modern front-end frameworks
• Experience with C#, .NET, VB.NET, C++, or legacy application modernization
• Experience with Tomcat, Oracle SQL Developer, or enterprise application servers
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience supporting high-availability enterprise applications in production environments
• Experience supporting federal government or highly regulated environments
• Experience with Section 508 accessibility standards and secure software development practices

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:https://adhocteam.us/join

Benefits:

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance


• Flexible PTO


• 401K with employer match


• Paid parental leave after one year of service


• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $110,000-$130,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

job reference:

https://adhoc.team/