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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** SGA Inc. - **Location:** Tysons, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Algorithm Design, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Bootstrap (Software), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, Integrated Development Environments, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Big O, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Construction, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Data Storage Technologies, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Software Security, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AngularJS, Information Technology, Route53, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Docker - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e2e80e9d-4e09-468e-9c1c-6733d10bda33 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 7 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience. * Strong system design experience * Strong experience in object-oriented development * Strong experience with cloud technologies * Strong experience in data storage technologies * Strong experience in performance tuning and optimization * Strong experience in DevOps and CI\CD technologies * Strong experience test automation and unit testing * Strong experience software security ## Description Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Lead Software Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA. Working independently, the Lead Software Engineer owns development of software products and works on improving the overall quality of the product throughout the software development life cycle and mentors other Software Engineers. Reports directly to a Director., * Seasoned contributor that works on complex projects requiring extensive knowledge of specialty area and industry practices * Manages processes, projects or products to improve efficiency within org or product area * Influences outcomes in cross-functional settings * Demonstrates solid understanding of systems and processes within job area and recommends improvements * Designs and develops industry-leading solutions that meet defined quality standards, reliability specifications, and help achieve key strategic objectives * Ensures comparison of tasks and quality of work, supporting peers to ensure the team delivers consistently * Excellent understanding in computer science fundamentals - Algorithm design, Problem solving, Complexity analysis and data structures. * Ensure that project commitments are met and raise risks and issues that threaten budget, schedule, scope or quality so that they can be effectively addressed. Engineering/Operations Excellence * Helps identify gaps between system components and designs and delivers solutions * Implements methods for managing and maintaining the organization's software development environments to ensure software engineers are equipped with the tools and resources necessary to create and validate builds * Takes broad perspective to problems and exercises independent judgement in techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results * Develops actionable insights from analyzing software development trends, software engineering best practices, and innovative test environment management tools and communicates integration recommendations to management * Identifies ways to overcome challenging situations that jeopardize the achievement of business goals Technology Skills: * Java, Spring Boot, REST API * PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases, DynamoDB * HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, React.js, Angular, JavaScript, Typescript * AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, SQS, SNS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, Security Groups, Cloud Front, Route 53 * CI/CD Pipeline * Containerization frameworks and tools: Docker Collaboration * Coaches and trains less experienced colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities * Integrates the culture of intelligence, integrity, and initiative into team goals and decisions * Partners within and across teams to remove barriers and identify shared goals and priorities * Openly shares progress and priorities with key stakeholders, communicating complex or technical information at the right level. * Demonstration of the firm's values. * Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of the firm's mission of investor protection and market integrity.