Software Engineer 3 at Wyetech
Linthicum Heights, MD
$179,296–$283,442
Jul 12, 2026
Linthicum Heights, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack Java software developer role supporting federal government data transformation work, building and maintaining serverless architectures on AWS. Day-to-day work spans designing and coding applications, integrating multi-source data, managing CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to complex analytics systems. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable across the AWS ecosystem — including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and Aurora PostgreSQL — who holds an active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Senior level · 20+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $86.2–$136.27/hr
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How this req sits in the market our data
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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.
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Why we read it this way (10)
This role requires a PRIVAC clearance (NSYS level) with a current (within 7 years) polygraph, in addition to an active TS/SCI with agency-appropriate poly — a hard gate explicitly stated in the posting.
The degree requirement is effectively waived: the JD accepts 4 additional years of SWE experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
20 years of SWE experience is the stated minimum at the role level. This is an extraordinarily high bar but is listed verbatim as a required qualification; the role is classified Senior (not Staff/Principal) because the JD describes hands-on full-stack development and team lead duties rather than org-wide technical authority.
The title 'Software Developer' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified.
Jenkins, GitHub, and CodePipeline are listed together as CI/CD orchestration tools under Required Technical Skills; Jenkins is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Caching services for web applications and multi-source data integration are listed as required capabilities but name no specific technology, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Angular and Vue are listed under Desired Technical Skills and are treated as preferred, with Vue as an alternative since the posting presents them as interchangeable options.
Work locations span Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS; the CBSA is set to Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD as Wyetech's primary base of operations, but the actual assignment location may vary.
The $5k signing bonus and 20% SEP IRA contribution are notable compensation elements not captured in the hourly pay range fields.
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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