Senior Solution Engineer – Federal

Groundswell • McLean, VA

93d • $88,160 - $171,641

About The Position

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator resolutely committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Our name, Groundswell, represents our commitment to be an unstoppable, seismic change in government. Ours is a small company culture with big company reach and results. Are you ready to be audacious, be bold and drive change at a rapid pace? Join us, where we’ll make a greater impact together. This is a senior-level, customer-facing engineering role focused on building and deploying full-stack, AI-driven enterprise applications for federal clients. It combines hands-on development, customer engagement, and technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen per contract requirements.
• Must be local to the DC Metro area and able to be onsite in McLean, VA 5 days a week.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly.
• Experience with federal government, especially DoD programs.
• Experience with C3 AI platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications.
• Engage directly with federal executives and SMEs to define application demos and production use cases.
• Lead development teams; mentor junior engineers.
• Drive design and development reviews of customer applications.
• Test, troubleshoot, and optimize customer applications.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and propose improvements.
• Support sales and delivery discussions on architecture, interoperability, and the Groundswell solution stack.
• Deliver deep-dives, demonstrations, and customer training.
• Write application specifications and documentation.
• Provide level-of-effort estimates and technical scoping.
• Anticipate risks and gaps; develop mitigation strategies.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to drive software quality improvements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• 4% 401K Match (immediate vesting).
• Paid Time Off.
• Tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and professional development.
• Flexible work schedule.
• On-site gym and childcare option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees