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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Two Six Technologies
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Requirements Management, Backend, Containerization, Data Management, Api Design, Data Pipelines, Golang
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-software-engineer-herndon-va-usa-58861902

## About the Role

degree and technologies * Partner on cloudification, containerization, and productization * Engage with peers to review solutions and ensure maintainable, extensible software Tasks * Advanced degree with 4+ years of experience or Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience * 5-7 years of backend experience * 2+ years of API development and data pipeline development * Golang fluency including packaging, testing, and requirements management * Ability to travel 10-15% (CONUS/OCONUS) * Active TS/SCI clearance Key requirements *

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will help build and maintain a large-scale platform for situational awareness and command and control. You will focus on APIs, external integrations, and data management while scaling high-performance data pipelines. You'll work closely with developers, designers, and users to shape features, workflows, and long-term solutions for government and industry transition partners. Expect research-led prototyping and delivery of operational software, with opportunities to influence architecture and tooling from the ground up. This role offers a mission-driven environment in which your contributions directly impact critical decision-making and effectiveness. Compensation / Benefits * Develop, version, and maintain codebase and applications * Shape operationalization and transition to government/industry users * Develop new features based on user needs * Collaborate on data sources, workflows, and scalable solutions * Evaluate and implement cutting-edge libraries and technologies * Partner on cloudification, containerization, and productization * Engage with peers to review solutions and ensure maintainable, extensible software Tasks * Advanced degree with 4+ years of experience or Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience * 5-7 years of backend experience * 2+ years of API development and data pipeline development * Golang fluency including packaging, testing, and requirements management * Ability to travel 10-15% (CONUS/OCONUS) * Active TS/SCI clearance Key requirements *


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