Principal Software Development Engineer

Job overview

The Principal Software Development Engineer role is onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD, with an annual base salary of $199,000–$235,000. Nyla Technology Solutions provides artificial intelligence, data science, and software engineering services for the U.S. Government; an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. The engineer leads development, sustainment, troubleshooting, testing, and complex integration of software supporting critical defense and intelligence missions. The role uses modern Java and cloud-native technologies to build resilient, high-throughput capabilities in a Linux environment.

What you'll do

• Lead software development activities including implementation, testing, and complex integration with commercial off-the-shelf and free and open-source products, packages, and libraries
• develop and sustain applications using Java, Spring Boot microservices, containers, and Kubernetes
• troubleshoot software in a Linux environment
• use Bash and Python scripting, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, Docker or containerd, Helm, messaging frameworks, CI/CD tools, Ansible, and Git as described in the posting.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software development engineer

annapolis junction md

nyla technology solutions

onsite

java

spring boot

kubernetes

linux

ts/sci polygraph

postgresql

mongodb

$199k–$235k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Four weeks of annual leave plus 11 holidays, flexible leave and schedule options, company-paid medical/dental/vision, 10% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, $5,000 annual professional development funding, student loan repayment program, and eight annual volunteer hours.

Why this role

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required. The posting describes flexible leave and schedule options, company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, 10% 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, professional development funding, student loan repayment, and annual volunteer hours.

About the employer

Nyla Technology Solutions is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.