Software Engineer
SAIC · North Charleston, SC
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Jul 27, 2026
North Charleston, SC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software engineer role at a government contractor site in North Charleston, SC, responsible for maturing a DoD software prototype into a production Program of Record. Day-to-day work spans backend API development in Go and Python, frontend work, container hardening, secure CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration with cybersecurity personnel to support RMF/ATO accreditation.
Senior level · 5+ years · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Secret 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 $135,056 (middle half $104,120–$167,300).
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 clearance requirement is stated as an active Interim Secret to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain a full Secret — classified here as Secret.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the posting explicitly accepts 4 years of additional work experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) are listed as a required qualification with firm language; the specific tools are interchangeable alternatives for the same requirement.
Docker and Kubernetes appear together under Desired Qualifications as a containerization/orchestration pair — listed as preferred with each as an alternative for the other, though in practice both may be used together.
React and Rust appear explicitly under Desired Qualifications ('Proficiency with React and Rust') and are marked preferred accordingly.
eMASS appears as part of the ATO/SSP experience cluster under Desired Qualifications and is marked preferred.
Requires a 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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