Lead Software Engineer (Python, TypeScript, AWS)
Connect Tech+Talent · McLean, VA
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Jul 21, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead engineering role focused on guiding a team of developers to build and maintain distributed microservices and full-stack, cloud-based systems that address regulatory requirements. Day-to-day work spans architecture, code review, mentoring, and hands-on development using Python, TypeScript, and AWS, alongside other languages and open-source tools. Suits an experienced engineer with some people management background who is comfortable in an Agile environment.
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 1,950 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,500–2,550
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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).
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)
This role sits between an IC lead and a people manager: it explicitly mentions leading a team of developers and 1+ years of people management as a preferred qualification, making 11-3021 a genuine runner-up. However, the title is 'Lead Software Engineer', the hands-on coding/evaluation duties are prominent, and people management is only preferred — so 15-1252 is the primary classification.
Python, TypeScript, and AWS appear in the job title and are the headline skills, but only cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP, 1 year) is in the Basic Qualifications section as a hard gate. Python (7+ years) and TypeScript (2+ years) appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Java, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, and Kubernetes appear only in the narrative 'What You'll Do' section describing the team's stack — not in any requirements block — so they are marked as preferred.
The posting references salary ranges by location but does not include the actual figures in the provided text, so no compensation values are captured.
Agile (2+ years) is listed under Preferred Qualifications. 'Interactive AI tooling' is mentioned as a preferred experience but names no specific product, so it is omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
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