Washington, DCremote

Salary
$135,000–$170,000
Posted
Jul 16, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This is a remote contract role building a modern Blazor Server-based web platform for a federal agency, replacing a legacy document publishing system used to produce legislative and regulatory materials. Day-to-day work centers on rendering XML document structures as HTML, implementing event-driven UI logic in C#, managing JavaScript interop for rich browser editing, and supporting Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. The role suits an experienced Blazor and C# developer comfortable working within federal security and accessibility standards.

Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Contract

Pay in the description: $85/hr

Must have (7)
Blazor ServerC# · 5+ yrsJavaScript · 5+ yrsHTML · 5+ yrsCSS · 5+ yrsJS interopXML
Nice to have (5)
Azure DevOpsGitCI/CDDITA or DocbookMicrosoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, Microsoft .net Certification, Ciw Html5 Specialist, Ciw Javascript Specialist, Microsoft Certified Devops Engineer Expert, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer Associate

“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 38,600 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 11,400–58,000

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What won't set you apart
JavaScript62%HTML55%CSS53%

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 (9)

This posting covers two openings on the same program — a Mid-Level role (5+ years) and a Senior role (7+ years). This extraction targets the Senior position as advertised in the title.

Compensation is quoted two ways: up to $85/hr or $170,000/year. The hourly figure is used here as the primary rate since this is a contract engagement; the annual equivalent is informational.

A degree (Bachelor's or Master's) is listed as a requirement but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent professional experience' as a substitute, so the degree requirement is set to None.

At least one active or historical certification from the preferred list is stated as a hard requirement in the qualifications section ('At least one active or historical certification from the qualifying list'). The certifications are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives because the JD treats them as interchangeable options satisfying one gate — however, note that the JD frames this as required, not merely preferred. The ambiguity arises because the certifications themselves are listed under 'Preferred Qualifications'; the cross-reference in the required section creates tension that could not be fully resolved.

Azure DevOps and Git/CI/CD appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' in the posting, so they are marked preferred despite being mentioned in job duties.

The client facility is in Washington, DC, but the role is primarily remote (US-based candidates only, with occasional travel to DC). The CBSA reflects the client site.

No security clearance is explicitly required, though candidates must pass an independent background check — this is not a formal US government clearance gate.

Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.

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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