Senior Full Stack Engineer

The Senior Full Stack Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining complex software systems that span backend services, data processing, and user-facing thick client applications. This role requires strong expertise in desktop application development, service architecture, and structured data processing within secure and performance-sensitive environments.

The position bridges system architecture and hands-on implementation, ensuring that desktop and service components are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with modern engineering practices., * Design and implement end-to-end software solutions, including:

• Backend services and data processing components
• RESTful APIs and integration layers
• Thick client desktop applications using modern frameworks
• Develop and maintain Electron-based desktop applications or similar cross-platform client frameworks.
• Architect secure and efficient communication between client applications and backend services.
• Build systems capable of processing and validating structured data at scale.
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs and working software.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following modern engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to deliver responsive, high-performance desktop user interfaces.
• Support containerized development environments and automated build pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team engineering standards., * Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

• Typically has a Bachelor’s or masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, and 7+ years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required.

Years of Experience

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience., * Strong experience as a full stack developer, including:
• Backend frameworks such as Java, Python, Node.js, or C#/.NET
• Frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or equivalent
• REST API design and implementation
• Experience developing thick client desktop applications, preferably using:
• Electron
• Or comparable cross-platform desktop frameworks
• Experience designing client-server architectures and managing inter-process communication.
• Experience working with structured data formats such as JSON, XML, CSV, or schema-driven models.
• Experience delivering software in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

Preferred Skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience optimizing Electron applications for performance, memory usage, and security.
• Familiarity with secure desktop deployments in restricted or air-gapped environments.
• Experience with geospatial visualization frameworks or advanced data visualization libraries.
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and tooling, including:
• Docker and container-based workflows
• CI/CD pipelines
• Static code analysis tools
• Experience supporting government or highly regulated development programs.

Office environment

$125,000 - $145,000 a year

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It’s how we show up every day. It’s who we are.

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation’s most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.