Back End Software Developer at Logistics Management Institute
Colorado Springs, CO
$101,144–$174,591from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior backend developer role centered on building and maintaining the server-side components of an existing space-domain analytical platform called RAPTR®. Day-to-day work involves designing APIs, data pipelines, and integration services that support modeling, simulation, and trade space analysis workflows used by analysts and data scientists. The role suits an experienced backend engineer comfortable working alongside multidisciplinary technical teams on data-intensive, mission-oriented applications.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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 (10)
The posting states on-site in Colorado Springs is preferred but remote is available for the ideal candidate — marked remote=true to reflect that remote is a genuine option.
Clearance gating: the JD requires eligibility to obtain TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a CI Poly; candidates with an active TS/SCI are given preference. This is treated as a hard gate on clearance eligibility (TopSecretSci).
The degree requirement is a hard gate: 'Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field' with no equivalent-experience substitution offered.
The experience range is stated as '5–10 years'; total years minimum is set to 5 (the lower bound).
Python/Java/Node.js are listed as interchangeable options under required qualifications; Python is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Django/Flask/Spring are listed as interchangeable backend framework options under required qualifications; Django is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
PostgreSQL/MongoDB are listed as interchangeable database options under required qualifications; PostgreSQL is used as the primary with MongoDB as the alternative.
AWS/Azure, Docker/orchestration tools, data pipelines/ETL, ML workflow integration, and space/defense domain experience all appear under Preferred Qualifications only.
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.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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