Custom Applications Developer
Accenture Federal Services Careers Marketplace · Arlington, VA
$64,000–$124,200
Jul 10, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development role focused on building, enhancing, and maintaining applications using Python, React, and AI technologies, with infrastructure managed through Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. The work involves independent day-to-day coding, debugging complex issues, and contributing to DevOps workflows via Git and GitHub Actions. Suited to a developer with a few years of hands-on experience who can troubleshoot independently and communicate technical problems clearly.
Mid level · 2+ years · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $64,000–$124,200
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 43,100 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 25,900–64,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 (8)
The '2-3 years of experience with Python, React, Git' requirement is stated under the 'What you need' section; the years demanded of 2 is used as the minimum of the stated range.
GenAI ('Basic knowledge of GenAI') appears under 'What you need' and is treated as a hard gate despite the modest 'basic knowledge' framing — it is in the required section, not the bonus section.
Terraform, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and a CS/Software Engineering degree all appear under the 'Bonus if you have' section and are therefore preferred, not required. The '1 year of experience with Terraform and GitHub Actions' figure comes from that same bonus section.
Claude ('Familiarity with Claude code') is explicitly called a bonus and is preferred.
A Computer Science or Software Engineering degree is listed only as a bonus; no degree is hard-required.
The compensation range ($64,000–$124,200/yr) is stated as applicable only to a specific set of states and DC; actual pay may differ for candidates in other locations.
The posting is for Accenture Federal Services; no security clearance is explicitly required or gated, though the federal context may imply future clearance eligibility requirements not stated here.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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