Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Secret Required

General Dynamics Information Technology

Full Stack Software Engineer architecting cloud-hosted federal platforms at GDIT. Leading implementation, collaboration, and driving engineering excellence in a federal mission.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Maryland, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $212,500 - $287,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSAzureCloudDockerGoJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsNoSQLPythonReactVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead full-stack architecture and implementation for a cloud-hosted federal platform that must achieve ATO and retire legacy systems within aggressive timelines
Collaborate with cross-functional teams — UX designers, product managers, DevSecOps engineers to deliver production-quality code in a SAFe Agile environment
Drive engineering excellence through automated testing, code reviews, and mentorship that meets stringent federal quality metrics (zero Sev 1/2 defects, <5 Sev 3 per component)
Design and implement full-stack features for complex federal operational workflows
Lead architectural decisions for platform services, APIs, and data models
Build and maintain frontend interfaces that deliver on UX designs with high fidelity
Develop backend services, integrations, and data pipelines supporting legacy system migration and retirement
Establish and optimize AI-assisted development workflows for the engineering team, including configuring agentic AI tools for code generation, testing, and review
Contribute to DevSecOps pipeline configuration, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code
Participate in architecture design reviews and support ATO documentation with security-compliant code
Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) and backend languages (Java, Python, Node.js, or Go)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or equivalent FedRAMP environments)
Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipeline tools
Experience building RESTful APIs and working with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Understanding of federal security requirements (NIST 800-53, STIG compliance, ATO processes)
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) integrated into daily engineering workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Paid time off
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-stack architecturecloud-hosted platformsautomated testingcode reviewsfrontend frameworksbackend languagescontainerizationRESTful APIsrelational databasesNoSQL databases

Soft Skills

collaborationmentorshipengineering excellencecommunicationleadership