Embedded Capabilities Developer at Visionist, Inc.
Fort Meade, MD
$135,000–$195,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development role focused on building and extending specialized tools for intelligence community operations, with an emphasis on reverse engineering and low-level systems work in C/C++ and Python, including network programming. Day-to-day responsibilities span requirements analysis, prototype development, peer code review, and technical consulting across fielded software products. Suited to experienced engineers comfortable working closely with operational end users in a mission-driven environment.
Senior level · 6+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). 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 role is titled 'Embedded Capabilities Developer' with no explicit seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 6-year experience requirement and end-to-end ownership of mission toolsets support a Senior classification.
C, C++, and Python are listed together as a group ('C/C++/Python') in the requirements section. They are presented as a combined stack rather than strict alternatives — the JD says 'experience producing and modifying software systems in C/C++/Python', implying familiarity across the group. They are emitted as separate skills with cross-alternatives to reflect this ambiguity.
Reverse engineering is listed twice in the requirements section (once with '6 years of experience' and once as a standalone bullet). The years demanded of 6 is applied to the skill; the M.S. substitution (4 years with a master's degree) cannot be represented in a single field.
The degree requirement is listed as a Bachelor's in a technical discipline, but the JD explicitly states '4 additional years of experience may substitute [for the] degree', so the degree requirement is set to None.
Git and Subversion are listed together ('Familiarity with Git and Subversion') — they appear to be used alongside each other in this environment rather than as strict alternatives, but are emitted as one skill with the other as an alternative given the 'or similar VCS' interpretation. Note that 'familiarity with' language appears under the Requirements heading, so they are treated as hard gates.
Confluence, Jira, and Bamboo are all named explicitly under the Requirements section as Atlassian Tools and are treated as separate hard-gate skills.
An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is explicitly required as a hard gate. U.S. citizenship is also required.
The alternative occupation code 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up given the specialized reverse engineering / embedded capabilities focus, which sits at the intersection of software development and security research.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): reverse engineering.
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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