What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Application Developer position at The Swift Group, LLC?
The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
Are you passionate about building modern web applications, developing scalable services, and delivering high-quality software in cloud environments? We’re looking for a Software Application Developer with strong JavaScript experience who can help build mission critical capabilities for a largescale data science platform.
The ideal candidate has strong full stack development experience, solid scripting skills, and a collaborative mindset for working with end users and partners across the community. You will help shape and enhance a high-profile, large-scale data science platform that supports thousands of users. Your work will include designing, building, and deploying solutions tailored to the needs of data scientists and key stakeholders, enabling data science, data engineering, and AI/ML workflows across the ecosystem.
We’re a team that values collaboration, innovation, and curiosity. If you’re a builder who loves solving complex technical problems and is always looking to grow your skill set, this is the role for you.
The location of this job is Herndon, VA.
Responsibilities
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
#Onsite
The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Are you passionate about building modern web applications, developing scalable services, and delivering high-quality software in cloud environments? We’re looking for a Software Application Developer with strong JavaScript experience who can help build mission critical capabilities for a largescale data science platform.
The ideal candidate has strong full stack development experience, solid scripting skills, and a collaborative mindset for working with end users and partners across the community. You will help shape and enhance a high-profile, large-scale data science platform that supports thousands of users. Your work will include designing, building, and deploying solutions tailored to the needs of data scientists and key stakeholders, enabling data science, data engineering, and AI/ML workflows across the ecosystem.
We’re a team that values collaboration, innovation, and curiosity. If you’re a builder who loves solving complex technical problems and is always looking to grow your skill set, this is the role for you.
The location of this job is Herndon, VA.
Responsibilities
- Full Stack Development: Design, build, and maintain web applications and services
- UI & API Engineering: Develop intuitive, responsive user interfaces and reliable backend APIs that scale across the platform.
- Collaboration & Delivery: Work closely with product owners, and platform engineers to deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
- Performance & Integration: Support performance optimization, troubleshooting, and integration with other platform components and services.
- Documentation & Tracking: Contribute to clear, maintainable documentation in Confluence and Jira to support ongoing development.
- Quality & Best Practices: Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 5 years of experience developing software applications or similar technical systems.
- Strong proficiency in all of the following technologies: React, Java, Javascript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL / MySQL / MariaDB, Linux / Bash, AWS (EC2, S3, etc.).
- Background working with largescale or distributed systems.
- Experience with Git based code repositories (GitLab, GitHub, or similar).
- Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing, and version control.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
- Exposure to data science, data engineering, or AI/ML workflows.
- Experience with containerization or orchestration tools.
- Familiarity with distributed databases and streaming tools (Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino).
- Understanding of data access control models, including Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC).
- Familiarity with Anaconda
- Familiarity with Ansible
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
#Onsite
The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Salary : $49,997 - $290,004