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's Intelligence Center will play a crucial role in enhancing policy formulation, planning, and strategy execution across the national security enterprise. This position involves designing, developing, and implementing high-quality software solutions that address complex challenges faced by the US government, utilizing both front-end and back-end programming skills. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively within a dynamic team to create scalable software solutions that inform decision-making and support the missions of various government sponsors.

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