Software Developer III
General Atomics · Aurora, CO
$98,100–$171,398from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Aurora, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time, onsite software engineering role focused on building and extending Java-based applications for geospatial data management, tracking, data fusion, and battlefield situational awareness — with a particular emphasis on pushing compute and storage to "edge" environments. The work involves cloud-hosted (AWS) and containerized (Docker/Kubernetes) systems serving intelligence and defense customers, and suits a mid-level engineer holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
Mid level · 4+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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 $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118). 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 (7)
The posting titles this role 'Cleared Software Engineer' with no seniority modifier in the title, but the body explicitly labels it 'Mid-Level (3-7 years)' — advertised seniority is treated as Unspecified from the title alone; the experience band supports Mid.
Degree requirement: the JD states a Bachelor's (4+ yrs exp), Master's (2+ yrs exp), or PhD, but explicitly allows equivalent experience in lieu of education — degree is therefore not a hard gate.
Total years minimum is set to 4, reflecting the lowest qualifying path (Bachelor's + 4 years); the Master's path (2 years) is a lesser requirement but the Bachelor's path is the baseline.
Clearance requirement is TS/SCI with a CI Polygraph, as stated explicitly: 'Top Secret (current SCI access with CI Poly)' — this is a hard gate.
Helmfile is listed alongside Helm in the same requirement; it is captured under the Helm skill as it is a companion tool to Helm rather than a standalone alternative.
The role is onsite in Aurora, CO with 0–25% travel; no remote option is indicated.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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