Software Engineer
Parsons Corporation · San Diego, CA
$74,800–$130,900from the description
Jun 30, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level software engineering role supporting a high-visibility Navy program, focused on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable back-end services, APIs, and web applications. The work involves container-based deployments, multi-domain C4ISR systems, and getting operational capabilities to end users quickly. The role also carries a mentorship and technical leadership component within small, agile teams. A minimum interim Top Secret clearance is required.
Mid level · 3+ years · Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $131,929 (middle half $101,412–$164,081). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting lists three work locations — Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; and Colorado Springs, CO — with no indication of which is primary. Norfolk/Virginia Beach CBSA is used as the primary metro since it is listed first and the role supports a Navy program.
The Security Clearance Requirement field in the posting body reads 'None', which contradicts the Required Qualifications section that explicitly states 'Must have a minimum of an interim Top-Secret clearance.' The hard-gate language in the qualifications section governs; clearance is treated as required at the Top Secret level.
TS/SCI is listed under Desired Qualifications as preferred, not a hard gate, so it is not reflected in the clearance field.
The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in CS or a technical discipline but explicitly allows 'additional years of experience in lieu of degree,' so no minimum degree is flagged as a hard gate.
Java, TypeScript, and JavaScript are listed together as interchangeable 'modern programming languages'; Java is used as the primary name with TypeScript and JavaScript as alternatives.
Docker and Kubernetes appear together under Desired Qualifications as preferred containerization tools; both are listed separately as preferred skills since they are distinct technologies, with each noting the other as an alternative.
The advertised title is 'Senior Software Engineer' but the minimum experience requirement is only 3+ years, which aligns more closely with a Mid-level role on a standard career ladder — hence the seniority assessed as Mid despite the Senior title.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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