Senior Application Developer (Intelligence Center)

MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Application Developer at MITRE will work within the Intelligence Center's Strategy and Policy Department, focusing on enhancing policy formulation and strategy execution across the national security enterprise. This role involves designing, developing, and implementing high-quality software solutions that address complex challenges faced by the US government, requiring both front-end and back-end programming expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop front-end and back-end scalable software solutions supporting Intelligence Community challenges.
• Design and develop web architectures and work with databases.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Translate user requirements into robust, scalable, and efficient code.
• Present solutions in a clear and user-friendly manner for all sponsor audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or similar field and 5 years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with a FS poly.
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.
• Proficiency in front-end and back-end languages (e.g. JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java).
• Knowledge of at least one JavaScript framework (e.g. Vue, React, Angular).
• Basic knowledge of server-side languages and database technologies.
• Basic knowledge of writing SQL statements.
• Experience with CSS frameworks (e.g. Material Bootstrap, Tailwind).
• Experience working within a Linux based environment (e.g. command line, shell scripting, etc.).
• Knowledge of code repository tools and IDEs.

Nice-to-haves

• 5 years of experience in a technical arena and minimum of 2 years of Full Stack Development experience.
• Minimum of two years working with front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript).
• Minimum of two years working with back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React, Vue, Angular).
• Knowledge of at least one of the following - PostgreSQL, AWS managed DB services and SQLite is preferred.
• Knowledge of alternate JavaScript runtimes (e.g. Bun or Deno).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth