Job Summary:
ClearEdge is a mission-focused development team that designs, builds, and maintains advanced cloud-based software systems. The Senior Software Engineer will develop solutions for processing large data sets and performing real-time analytics, utilizing modern engineering practices and cloud technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Designing and coding new software or enhancing existing applications using AWS-managed services
• Debugging software issues and implementing corrective actions to ensure stability and performance
• Developing and executing software test procedures to validate functionality and reliability
• Integrating software into new or existing systems and operating environments
• Analyzing user requirements to derive design and performance specifications
• Designing and implementing data queries, database interfaces, and data repository structures
• Developing algorithms and performance optimizations for real-time or data-intensive applications
• Performing quality control reviews on team products to ensure adherence to standards
• Coordinating software installation, configuration, and monitoring to verify operational readiness
• Collaborating with system and hardware engineers to align software design with system requirements
Qualifications:
Required:
• Active or current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
• Twelve (12) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution
• One (1) year of hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-based development
• Four (4) additional years of SWE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Strong proficiency with software design, development, and integration best practices
• Experience working with large-scale, distributed, or real-time systems
Preferred:
• Experience leading software development teams or mentoring junior engineers
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments
• Knowledge of Python, Java, or C++ for cloud-based or microservice architectures
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and automation frameworks
• Understanding of cost optimization and performance tuning within AWS environments
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and collaborative software lifecycles
Company:
ClearEdge is a mission-driven technology thought leader grown out of the Intelligence Community that provides software engineering, big data, cloud, data analytics, data visualization, and data science solutions and services. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Annapolis Junction, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.