4312 Software Engineer II 4312 | Secret
Job Description:OVERVIEW:Hands-on Software Engineer II with a strong work ethic and broad technical range across full-stack development, data engineering, AI-enabled systems, networking, and visualization. Experienced in building and operating modern, open source driven applications end to end from backend APIs and data pipelines to front-end dashboards and real-time visualizations. Comfortable working across domains, learning new tools quickly, and contributing wherever needed to deliver reliable, scalable systems. Known as a "get-it-done" engineer who thrives in fast-moving, multidisciplinary environments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:- 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in a related technical field
- Degree may be supplemented or substituted with additional relevant years of experience
- Ability to be sponsored for a security clearance
- Core Strengths
- Full-stack development wFith modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Python
- Backend APIs, services, and data pipelines
- Practical AI/ML integration (not research-heavy)
- Real-time and batch data processing
- Cloud-native and containerized systems
- Strong fundamentals in networking, systems, and debugging
- Data visualization and UI-driven insight delivery
- Open-source tooling and pragmatic engineering
- Technical Skills
- Programming & Frameworks
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Bash
- Backend: Node.js, NestJS, FastAPI, Flask
- Frontend: React, Next.js, basic D3.js, Map-based visualization libraries
- APIs: REST, WebSockets, SSE, event-driven services
- Data & Infrastructure
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Data Tools: Pandas, DuckDB, basic ETL pipelines
- Streaming & Queues: Redis, Kafka (introductory), pub/sub concepts
- Containers & DevOps: Docker, CI/CD basics, GitHub Actions
- AI & Intelligent Systems
- Practical use of LLMs, embeddings, and RAG pipelines
- Integration of open-source models (LLaMA-family, CV, HuggingFace)
- Experience calling and orchestrating AI services via APIs
- Basic model evaluation, prompt design, and cost-aware usage
- Cloud & Networking
- Cloud Platforms: AWS / Azure (developer-level)
- Networking fundamentals (HTTP, TCP/IP, load balancing concepts)
- Metrics and Monitoring
- Visualization & Geospatial (Working Knowledge)
- Data dashboards and operational visualizations
- Mapping libraries (Mapbox, Leaflet, Cesium - basic usage)
- Translating raw data into usable visual insights
CLEARANCE:- US Citizenship with eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance
Job Details City : Newport News
State : Virginia
