Lead Software Engineer at AnaVation
Huntsville, AL
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Jul 30, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Lead Engineer role supporting a mission-critical, cloud-based government information system for a federal intelligence community customer in Huntsville, AL. The position involves technical leadership across software development, cloud infrastructure, API design, and hybrid architecture — with daily interaction with government stakeholders. The role is temporarily remote but will transition to on-site; candidates must be willing to relocate to the Huntsville area.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Lead Engineer' with no explicit seniority word in the title; 'Senior' seniority is inferred from the 7+ years of experience requirement and the scope of technical leadership described.
The programming languages (Go, PostgreSQL, Python, Node.js, Rust, JavaScript) are listed in the required qualifications as an 'and/or' list, meaning candidates need experience with at least some of these — they are not all independently hard-gated. They are captured individually as required per their placement in the Required Qualifications section.
Code review experience is listed as required for Go ('G'), Kotlin, and Java — these are captured as required skills reflecting that section placement.
The role is currently remote but will transition to on-site in Huntsville, AL; applicants outside commuting distance must explain how they will satisfy the relocation requirement.
A Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access and a polygraph is explicitly required — this is a hard gate.
VoIP/Vonage and Twilio appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
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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