Software Development Engineer - Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP)

TOMORROW HIRE • Herndon, VA

2d • $210,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to support mission-focused work. The role designs and builds resilient, high-throughput, event-driven software architectures and data processing frameworks to ensure system observability and real-time event tracking. An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) is required. The position is full-time and on-site in Herndon, Virginia, with a proposed salary range of $210,000–$250,000. Salary is determined based on factors including location, qualifications, experience, and contract-specific budget considerations.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Python, including asynchronous and concurrent coding.
• Experience with Kafka and distributed messaging.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven design.
• Knowledge of asynchronous coding and concurrency.
• Experience with JSON.
• Knowledge of fault tolerance.
• Experience with observability, Grafana, and the ELK Stack.
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) clearance.
• Must work on-site in Herndon, Virginia.

Nice To Haves

• Access control in event-driven architectures.
• Modular system design for data pipelines.
• Alerting and record-keeping solutions.
• Expanding architectures to support multiple data domains and formats.

Responsibilities

• Build modular, fault-tolerant backend services and event-driven data pipelines.
• Implement real-time monitoring, logging, and automated alerting for system health and data flow events.
• Ensure strict access controls, concurrency, and scalable record-keeping across complex software platforms.
• Integrate asynchronous systems and message brokers to enable seamless data interchange.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents through United Healthcare and Guardian.
• Employer-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Company contribution of 15% of base salary to a 401(k), fully vested from day one.
• 200 hours of accrued paid time off annually, in addition to 11 federal holidays.
• Recruitment and business development bonus opportunities based on performance and company growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed