Software Engineer - Full-Stack Developer at AeroVironment
Herndon, VA
$83,500–$208,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software engineering role on a classified, customer-facing national security project at AeroVironment's Herndon, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD offices. The engineer will build and lead new application features — including advanced data analytics and AI/agentic capabilities — integrated into real-time dataflows on classified networks. The role suits an experienced, security-cleared developer comfortable working across the stack in an agile, start-up-style environment.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). 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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The required skills list is structured as 'proficiency with one or more of the following' — the JD does not require ALL listed technologies, only demonstrated proficiency in at least one. They are grouped here as required because they appear under the Minimum Qualifications heading, but in practice a candidate strong in any meaningful subset would likely qualify. The alternatives fields on Angular/Vue/React reflect their explicit interchangeability in the posting.
Degree requirement is set to None: the JD explicitly allows substituting years of experience for any degree level, making no degree a hard gate.
Total years minimum is set to 8 per the stated minimum; the JD notes that exceptional candidates with less experience may be considered, and 12+ years is listed under Preferred Qualifications for expanded responsibilities.
CI/CD pipelines and ETL appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The salary range ($83,500–$208,000/year) is wide and likely spans multiple seniority levels, consistent with the JD's note that higher titles are available with more experience.
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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