Full Stack Software Engineer

Footbridge Federal; Rockville, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Flexible spending accounts

Professional development

Job summary

Footbridge Federal is recruiting for a software engineering role in Rockville, MD. The candidate will design, implement, and support Java microservices and RESTful services, build data pipelines with AWS Lambda and S3, and manage data ingestion and transformation from enterprise sources.

The role includes participation in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and rigorous testing in a secure environment. The position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a relevant bachelor's degree, and 6+ years

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline required.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience required.
• Proven experience building Java applications and microservices required.
• Strong background in REST API integration and web services required.
• Practical experience with AWS cloud environments, including AWS Lambda and S3 required.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the full software development lifecycle required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support Java microservices and RESTful web services.
• Create and optimize data processing pipelines using AWS Lambda and Amazon S3.
• Ingest, transform, and normalize datasets from various enterprise sources.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, peer code reviews, and system integration testing.
• Monitor production services and author technical system documentation.

Skills

Java microservices

REST APIs

AWS Lambda

AWS S3

Agile/Scrum

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS

Job description

• Design, implement, and support Java microservices and RESTful web services.
• Create and optimize data processing pipelines using AWS Lambda and Amazon S3.
• Ingest, transform, and normalize datasets from various enterprise sources.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, peer code reviews, and system integration testing.
• Monitor production services and author technical system documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience building Java applications and microservices.
• Strong background in REST API integration and web services.
• Practical experience with AWS cloud environments, including AWS Lambda and S3.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.

Required Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience building Java applications and microservices.
• Strong background in REST API integration and web services.
• Practical experience with AWS cloud environments, including AWS Lambda and S3.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.

Security Clearance

• Level: TS/SCI

Travel or Schedule

• Work within an integrated, multidisciplinary engineering team.; Flexible to evolving customer requirements and technical priorities.

Contract employment. On-site work arrangement. Work within an integrated, multidisciplinary engineering team. Flexible to evolving customer requirements and technical priorities.

• Health and Financial Foundation - Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits - PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development - The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.

Hiring process

• Recruiter Review Recruiting reviews your resume for role alignment, technical background, clearance status where relevant, and program fit.
• Interview Qualified candidates may meet program, technical, or delivery leaders to discuss experience and expectations for the role.
• Offer When there is a match, the team coordinates offer, onboarding, clearance transfer or sponsorship details where contractually authorized.

Mission

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Culture

Mission Context Matters

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery.

Small-Team Accountability

The culture copy emphasizes ownership, communication, and practical execution across teams that work close to customers and program outcomes.

Growth With Technical Credibility

Career content supports hands-on technical growth, certifications, internal mobility, and program leadership without forcing one career track.

Benefits & why work here

• Health and Financial Foundation: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits: PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development: The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.