Senior Software Developer at Parsons Corporation
Huntsville, AL
$134,100–$241,400from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior full-stack developer role building desktop and browser-based tools within a Modeling & Simulation environment for a US government defense customer. Day-to-day work spans Electron/React desktop apps connected to a C++ backend, a Django/SQL web-based data analysis tool, and writing tests for CI pipelines. The role suits an experienced engineer comfortable across C++ and Python who is willing to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 12+ years · Huntsville, AL · Bachelor's required · 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 $130,897 (middle half $102,526–$165,828). 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 (6)
The JD states 'Bachelor's degree … with 15+ years of experience, OR Master's degree with 12+ years of experience.' the overall years minimum is set to 12 (the lower bound of the OR condition).
React appears in the 'What You'll Be Doing' section (describing the stack) and again under 'Desired Skills' — it is not listed under the required skills heading, so it is marked preferred. Electron, TypeScript, Django, SQLite, and MariaDB are described as the role's day-to-day stack in the responsibilities section but are not explicitly called out under the required skills heading; they are marked required because the role is explicitly built around them and the candidate will be doing this work from day one.
The clearance section states no clearance is required to apply, but the candidate must be able to obtain a TS/SCI with polygraph prior to start — this is treated as a hard gate on eligibility.
US citizenship is explicitly required (needed to obtain the clearance).
The role is on-site at Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville, AL); 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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