Full Stack Developer (Front End) - Clearance Required

LMI; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Full Stack Developer/Front End Engineer to support USAF technology initiatives. Location preference is Colorado Springs, CO or Dayton, OH; remote candidates who are willing to travel will be considered.

The role involves designing secure web apps, building responsive UI with React and TypeScript, creating backend services and APIs, and deploying to AWS/AWS GovCloud. You will collaborate with product owners, engineers, and stakeholders in an Agile, DevSecOps environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical field
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven full stack web development in production
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or .NET
• Designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Hands on AWS development/deployment experience
• Git-based workflows and Agile teams
• Active Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure web apps for USAF needs
• Build responsive UIs with React and TypeScript
• Create backend services and RESTful APIs
• Model data and integrate with SQL/NoSQL databases
• Deploy apps in AWS/AWS GovCloud
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders; ensure secure coding
• Implement DevSecOps with CI/CD and testing
• Troubleshoot across the stack and participate in code reviews
• Evaluate new technologies to improve performance and security

Skills

Full stack dev

React

TypeScript

Node.js

REST APIs

AWS

SQL

Git

Agile

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Overview

LMI is seeking a Full Stack Developer/Front End Engineer to support multiple initiatives within our growing US Air Force (USAF) technology portfolio. Location preference is Colorado Springs, CO or Dayton, OH, but remote personnel that are willing to travel will be considered.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure web applications supporting USAF mission requirements.
• Develop responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and TypeScript.
• Design and implement backend services, RESTful APIs, and application integrations.
• Develop and maintain data models and integrations with relational and nonrelational databases.
• Build and deploy applications and services within AWS and AWS GovCloud environments.
• Integrate applications with cloud services, enterprise data platforms, authentication services, and external APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, well tested code and participate in peer code reviews.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, performance, and production issues across the technology stack.
• Apply modern DevSecOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, source control, and secure software development.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, engineers, architects, and customer stakeholders to translate mission needs into technical solutions.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions related to APIs, application components, data models, and cloud services.
• Support iterative Agile development and deliver working software in short development cycles.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend opportunities to improve application performance, scalability, security, and user experience.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5 or more years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with modeling and simulation platforms.
• Demonstrated experience developing full stack web applications in production environments.
• Experience with modern frontend technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience developing backend applications or services using technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or .NET.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Hands on experience developing or deploying applications within AWS.
• Experience with Git based source control and modern software development workflows.
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including application architecture, testing, debugging, and secure coding practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, customers, and stakeholders.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Preferred:

• Experience developing applications within AWS GovCloud or other secure government cloud environments.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized application development.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar technologies.
• Experience with AWS services such such as Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, Aurora, S3, ECS, EKS, or Glue.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization using technologies such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, or identity provider integrations.
• Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal government customers.
• Familiarity with federal security frameworks and standards, including NIST, RMF, FISMA, and DoD security requirements.
• Experience developing software for IL4, IL5, IL6, or similarly controlled environments.
• Experience integrating generative AI, large language models, or agentic AI capabilities into production applications.

Target salary range is $111,000 - 192,000

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

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Job Locations

US-CO-Colorado Springs US-OH-Dayton