Software Engineer

Swift•McLean, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe. We're looking for a highly experienced Software Engineer to work on a dynamic enterprise program. This role is technical and ideal for someone who thrives in complex distributed environments, understands modern cloud native architectures, and brings strong engineering discipline to large-scale systems. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on experience building and operating full stack applications, backend services, APIs, and microservices in Linux-based environments. The engineer will design and optimize core platform components, improve system reliability and performance, and contribute to the evolution of a cloud-based, containerized ecosystem. They will collaborate with developers, data engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient capabilities that enable data science, analytics, and AI/ML workloads. Experience modernizing legacy systems and supporting large-scale cloud migrations is a plus.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or equivalent
10+ years of experience building and operating software applications or platform-level systems
Strong proficiency in Java, with working knowledge of JavaScript and/or Node.js
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash
Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL, or MariaDB)
Proficiency in Linux environments (including Red Hat/CentOS)
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management
Experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed system design
Proficiency with Git-based repositories (GitLab, GitHub) and modern development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines
Strong experience with containers and containerized deployments
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing, and secure coding practices
US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Familiarity with distributed data and streaming tools (Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino)
Experience with data access control models such as RBAC and ABAC
Background supporting large-scale, multi-tenant platforms or high availability systems
Experience hardening systems to meet high accreditation or security compliance levels
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain full stack and backend services, APIs, and microservices in a Java and Linux-based environment, including supporting applications built with JavaScript and Node.js.
Contribute to the architecture of large-scale, distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and security, including modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native architectures.
Develop and deploy services in cloud environments, leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, Auto Scaling, and CloudFormation.
Work with relational databases to support high-volume, data-driven applications.
Build, optimize, and operate containerized services across the platform.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and apply DevOps best practices across the software development lifecycle.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, enhance system monitoring capabilities, and optimize system performance.