Software Developer
Current Open Positions · Manassas, VA
$100,000–$130,000from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Manassas, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time software development role focused on building and testing a next-generation cloud-based system involving Kubernetes orchestration, Linux environments, containerization, and advanced networking. Day-to-day work includes scripting, prototyping web-based Linux systems, software integration, and collaborating within a small-to-medium agile team. Suited to engineers with hands-on experience in C, C++, Java, or Python who can obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
“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
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 $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 (7)
The title 'Software Developer' carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3-year minimum and scope of work support a Mid-level classification.
The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in a relevant field plus 3 years of experience, but explicitly notes 'a combination of education and experience will be considered,' so no hard degree gate is set.
Clearance is listed as 'must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance' — this is a gate on eligibility (US citizenship required), not on holding an active clearance at hire.
Red Hat Linux is called out as preferred within the required Linux skill; it is not a separate hard gate.
Python appears in both the required tasks (as one of several acceptable languages) and the desirable skills section (paired with Go). It is captured once under the required C/C++/Java/Python skill group and separately as a preferred standalone skill per the desirable section.
Networking skills appear under Desirable Skills alongside Kubernetes; Kubernetes itself is already a hard gate from the Required Tasks section.
Requires a Secret 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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