Lead Software Engineer (Python, TypeScript, AWS) - Full Time at TMS LLC
McLean, VA
$197,300–$225,100from the description
Jul 20, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead engineering role focused on guiding a team building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions, with a particular emphasis on regulatory technology. Day-to-day work spans architecture and delivery of AWS-based systems, mentoring engineers, and hands-on engagement with code. Best suited to experienced backend engineers with strong Python and cloud credentials who have some people management background.
Senior level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,100 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,350–4,850
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). 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 (5)
The title says 'Lead Software Engineer' but carries no explicit seniority level word (Junior/Senior/Staff/etc.); the title states no level accordingly. The actual requirements (4+ years minimum, leading a portfolio of projects and a team of developers) support a Senior classification.
The role has a people-management dimension (1+ years people management listed as preferred), which creates some ambiguity with 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers). However, the primary day-to-day work described is hands-on software engineering (coding, architecture, cloud solutions), so 15-1252 is the primary classification with 11-3021 as the runner-up.
The Basic Qualifications gate on 'at least 1 year of cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)' without specifying a single platform, so this is captured as a single required skill with the named platforms as alternatives. The Preferred Qualifications separately call out 2+ years of AWS/GCP/Azure, which is marked preferred.
Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, and Kubernetes appear only in the narrative 'What You'll Do' section (not under Basic or Preferred Qualifications), so they are marked as preferred rather than hard gates.
A Bachelor's degree is explicitly required in Basic Qualifications; a Master's degree is listed under Preferred Qualifications only.
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