Java Developer
Black Cape · Bethesda, MD
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Jul 9, 2026
Bethesda, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Java developer role building full-stack web applications, data analysis tools, and AI/ML capabilities for federal government and intelligence community clients. Day-to-day work involves designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs, working with PostgreSQL databases, and developing in containerized (Docker) environments. Suited to engineers comfortable operating in classified settings who can work across the stack with limited oversight.
Mid level · 2+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“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
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).
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 title says '2+ years – Senior Levels', but the hard requirements gate only on 1.5+ years of professional experience with a Bachelor's degree — actual scope and experience bar aligns with Mid-level, not Senior.
TS/SCI is a hard gate; the posting also requires willingness to obtain a CI Polygraph, though an active CI Poly is not itself required at time of hire.
PostgreSQL is listed as required with 'or similar database solution' — common relational DB substitutes are captured in alternatives.
REST and GraphQL are listed together as interchangeable API standards under the required section — emitted as one skill with GraphQL as an alternative.
Linux is listed as required (MacOS, Windows, and Linux development experience); RedHat and Alpine distros appear only under Nice to Haves.
GitLab is listed under Nice to Haves covering both its SDLC and CI/CD uses; CI/CD is captured separately as a preferred skill reflecting the GitLab CI/CD context.
Spring Boot, Maven, and JUnit are grouped together under a single Nice to Have bullet — each emitted as a separate preferred skill.
Kubernetes and OpenShift are listed together as interchangeable preferred containerization platforms — emitted as one skill with OpenShift as an alternative.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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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