Software Developer (Systems Software) at GRVTY
Chantilly, VA
$150,000–$250,000
Jul 10, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cleared software developer role focused on building component-based services, machine learning pipelines, and NLP-driven tools for national security missions in Chantilly, VA. Day-to-day work spans developing and integrating ML models (including large language models), creating REST APIs and microservices, maintaining ETL pipelines, and working across cloud and multi-domain environments. Suited to Python developers with hands-on ML framework experience and an active TS/SCI Polygraph clearance.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$250,000
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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.
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Why we read it this way (9)
The posting requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph acceptable to the Intel Community customer — this is a hard gate explicitly stated under 'What You Must Have'.
A Bachelor's degree in a technical field is listed as required but the JD immediately qualifies it with 'or additional equivalent experience', so the degree requirement is set to None.
The ML frameworks requirement (scikit-learn, SpaCy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras) is stated as 'ML frameworks like…' — the named tools are treated as interchangeable alternatives satisfying one hard-gate requirement; scikit-learn is listed first as the primary name.
Flask, FastAPI, and Django appear in the 'Nice to Have' section (framed as experience creating RESTful APIs or microservices 'using Flask, FastAPI, or Django'), so they are marked preferred.
LLMs, ETL pipelines, Prometheus/MLflow, and data visualization all appear in the 'Nice to Have' / narrative section and are marked preferred accordingly.
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) rather than Data Scientists (15-2051) because the primary framing is building and integrating software services and applications; the ML/data science work is a significant but secondary component. 15-2051 is noted as a close runner-up.
Work is on-site in Chantilly, VA and Northern VA field offices; remote work is explicitly not supported.
The pay range of $150,000–$250,000 is stated as a Virginia-specific range.
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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