Full Stack Software Developer at Congressional Budget Office
Washington, WA
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Jul 6, 2026
Washington, WA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack developer role building and maintaining government client applications using a ReactJS front end, Python/FastAPI back end, and PostgreSQL databases. Day-to-day work spans API development, Section 508-compliant UI work, Docker containerization, AWS cloud deployment, and automated testing, all within a trunk-based development workflow. Suits experienced developers comfortable with federal security standards such as NIST and FISMA, working in a hybrid arrangement that requires a U.S. Capitol Police background check.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 740 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 560–1,150
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 (6)
This is a hybrid position (not fully remote); the client is likely a federal agency in the Washington DC area given the U.S. Capitol Police background check/fingerprinting requirement and references to FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, and NIST SP 800-171.
A Public Trust Tier 2 background check (U.S. Capitol Police) is required — this is not a formal security clearance (no Secret/TS gate), so the clearance requirement is set to None, but candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.
CI/CD, Terraform, and GitHub Actions are explicitly described as 'desired' in the Mandatory Qualifications section, placing them in preferred rather than required territory despite appearing in the same block as hard requirements.
pytest and Jest are listed with 'or equivalent' qualifiers in the responsibilities section; they are treated as required capabilities (back-end and front-end testing respectively) with the understanding that equivalent tools are acceptable.
AWS ECS and EKS are cited as example deployment targets ('such as ECS or EKS'); the hard gate is general AWS proficiency, while ECS/EKS are preferred specifics.
No compensation range, employment type, or minimum years of experience are stated in the posting.
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