Operational Applications Developer at Lynker Corporation
Boulder, CO
$88,000–$105,000
Jul 12, 2026
Boulder, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Python-focused developer role supporting the Space Weather Prediction Center's operational software systems. Day-to-day work covers building and maintaining backend applications, APIs, and data processing workflows, as well as modernizing legacy code through containerization and cloud migration. The role suits a STEM-degreed developer with at least five years of experience who is comfortable with Linux environments, relational and non-relational databases, Docker, and AWS.
Mid level · 5+ years · Boulder, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 200 people in the Boulder, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 85–310
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 $168,179 (middle half $132,051–$211,194).
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 (9)
The job posting does not specify a work location city beyond the SWPC (Space Weather Prediction Center), which is located in Boulder, CO — CBSA assigned accordingly.
The role blends application development (Python, APIs, backend services) with operational support and deployment activities; 15-1252 Software Developers was chosen as the primary SOC because the majority of described duties involve writing, refactoring, and shipping code. 15-1244 is noted as an alternative given the operational sustainment, monitoring, and configuration management responsibilities.
Seniority is assessed as Mid despite the 5-year minimum: the role is framed as assisting senior developers and infrastructure staff, with 'familiarity' and 'basic understanding' language throughout the requirements section — scope does not support Senior.
ManageEngine is listed in the required Knowledge/Skills section as an example ITSM platform ('such as ManageEngine'); the requirement is for ITSM documentation capability, with ManageEngine as the named tool.
Docker is listed under required qualifications with 'or equivalent' — alternatives are not enumerated in the posting, so no specific alternatives are listed beyond the generic qualifier.
AWS cloud concepts and services appear in the required section framed as 'basic understanding'; Azure and GCP are listed as alternatives per the 'or similar cloud platform' convention.
DynamoDB and MongoDB are listed together as examples of non-relational databases in the required section; both are captured with DynamoDB as primary and MongoDB as alternative.
GitLab, Agile/SCRUM, Kanban, NetCDF, HDF5, and domain experience (space weather, operational forecasting) all appear under the 'Ideal' (preferred) section.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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