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Senior Software Engineer

Cohere Technology Group
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/24/2025 CLOSED ON 12/2/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Cohere Technology Group?

Job Description

Cohere is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in our Chantilly office. This person is responsible for the end-to-end planning, building, and deploying of our software systems. He/she will be able to drive the programming of well-constructed, testable code.

The ideal candidate will have a broad technical background, a solid understanding of applicable analytics, and a natural curiosity for producing effective solutions. This person is patient, has excellent time-management skills, and practices of effective communication style.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop – Foster and engineer software solutions from conception to deployment. Evaluate customer requirements and determine existing product reach, potential restrictions, and future development feasibility. Work independently while testing all software in a fluid environment, facilitating verification and quality assurance throughout.
  • Coordinate and support – Maintain direct communication with the customer to understand needs throughout the software development lifecycle. Work with the engineering team to execute timely and cost-effective solutions. Provide on-going support and maintenance to the customer as needed.

Requirements:

  • Active TS/SCI Security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred
  • Five years of experience is required
  • Knowledge of all engineering tools and applications and programming languages
  • Candidate must be willing to go onsite as required by program.

Compensation:

Cohere knows that our employees are our most valuable assets. Cohere offers competitive pay, commensurate with experience, labor categories, and current market demands.

FULLY PAID health care premiums for medical with PPO and HSA options

FULLY PAID dental, vision, and life insurance

Earn 240 hours PTO / year (30 days, accrued at 20 hours/month)

401k plan with matching employer contributions and profit sharing

Extremely lucrative referral programs

Monthly billable incentive rewards

Yearly training allowance for self-development

Flexible schedules

About Cohere:

Cohere was founded in 2015 by seasoned intelligence community engineers to unify and streamline both cyber and kinetic workflows for the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense.

We are looking for candidates to join our team as we grow our cyber development department. This is an opportunity to join a close-knit team of engineers who are passionate about learning from each other and developing next-generation capabilities supporting our stakeholders’ operations. Your work will contribute directly to securing infrastructure from malicious cyber actors.

We invest in our people, offering tailored training and mentorship as we grow our engineers. We believe that providing opportunities to learn fuels individual and organizational success. At Cohere, not only will you take your technical skills to the next level, but if desired, you can learn the processes and skills necessary to launch your own company too. We offer mentoring opportunities to learn from experienced leaders on creating and growing your own contracting business.

If you have a background in coding and computer security and want to take your career to the next level, with the ability to learn from senior engineers invested in your success, apply today!

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