Junior Full Stack Software Engineer

Visionist•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Visionist is hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer for a fully funded opportunity on its largest prime contract. The role supports a mission program encompassing systems design and engineering, database administration, data science and knowledge management, enterprise risk management, integration and test, and operations and systems support. The team works collaboratively with users, policymakers, mission leadership, analysts, and other development teams to deliver specialized tools and improve operational efficiency. The position focuses on building and maintaining full-stack applications, supporting agentic tools that gather and organize information from multiple data sources, and expanding workflow automation. The engineer works directly with customers to understand their workflows and tradecraft, identify improvement opportunities, gather requirements, implement solutions, and incorporate feedback. Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible. Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; an additional four years of experience may substitute for the degree.
Three years of experience in Software Engineering.
Experience with full-stack software development, with an emphasis on AI workflows.
Experience soliciting and incorporating customer feedback into software development.
Experience programming in JavaScript and Python.
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain full-stack web applications supporting mission operations and analytic workflows.
Support development of agentic tools that gather, organize, and curate information packages from multiple data sources.
Expand workflow automation efforts to streamline processes and improve mission efficiency.
Collaborate directly with customers to understand workflows, learn and improve customer tradecraft, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Work with customer leadership, analysts, and developers to gather requirements, implement solutions, and incorporate feedback.
Coordinate with other development teams on shared technical approaches and mission requirements across customer groups.

Benefits

Annual merit increases and performance-based bonuses.
Four weeks of paid time off that is never “use or lose.”
12 paid holidays.
Comp time and overtime.
Flexible work hours.
80 hours of paid parental leave, with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity leave.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families.
Employees who waive medical benefits receive an additional $4,160 per year.
401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 for gyms/fitness, new technology, or an HSA.
Term life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Regular happy hours, baseball games, and activity clubs.