Full Stack Software Engineer - Clearance Required

LMI Consulting, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Consulting, LLC is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer with strong React/TypeScript frontend and Node.js/Express backend. The role focuses on hands-on coding and secure, scalable platform development for government users, with an active Secret clearance required.

You will collaborate with product owners, designers, and engineers to design API-first systems, implement robust tests, and ensure IL6-compliant deployment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Full stack development across frontend and backend.
• Experience with AI-enabled development tools.
• Secure software practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Write quality software and participate in reviews.
• Design API architecture, data models, and UI components.
• Develop AI-assisted features with safety checks.
• Build responsive front-end with React and modern libraries.
• Develop REST back-end services with Express.js and Prisma.
• Collaborate with design, product, and DevSecOps teams.
• Support automated tests and quality gates.
• Troubleshoot performance and IL6 deployment readiness.

Skills

React

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

API development

Agile/Lean

Security awareness

Tools

Prisma ORM

Relational databases

Jest

Vitest

React Testing Library

Playwright

Cypress

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Job description

Full Stack Software Engineer - Clearance Required

We’re looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with expertise across the frontend (React, TypeScript, CSS, HTML) and backend (Node.js, Express.js, OpenAPI, relational databases) stack to join our app team. Working closely with product owners, designers, and fellow engineers, you’ll iterate quickly on features, improve performance, and build out a secure, scalable platform for real-world military and government users. This role focuses on hands‑on coding and software design, spanning everything from UI workflows to API development to database architecture. This role requires an active Secret security clearance.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes 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.

Our team is laser‑focused on building a unified, real‑time common operating picture fusing asset data, threat information, terrain, routes, and protection effects. If you’re ready to dive in, take ownership, and ship real value, keep reading.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

• Write quality software, participate in code reviews, and help develop best practices and documentation.
• Support full‑stack systems design decisions involving API architecture, data models, and UI component structure.
• Embrace AI‑driven development, building guardrails, validation layers, end‑to‑end tests, and supporting systems that keep AI‑assisted output safe, reliable, and production‑grade.
• Build intuitive, responsive front‑end experiences using React and modern component libraries, translating requirements into clean, reusable UI components.
• Write clean, secure back‑end services using Express.js, with a focus on REST APIs, modular design, and Prisma ORM.
• Collaborate across design, product, DevSecOps, and field teams to launch features quickly and securely.
• Support automated testing and code quality gates by writing and reviewing unit, integration, and end‑to‑end tests.
• Troubleshoot bugs, squash performance bottlenecks, and build for IL6 deployment requirements.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• 4+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in full stack software development.
• Experience using AI‑enabled development tools to rapidly ship software.
• Strong frontend skills: React (component design, hooks, modern front‑end patterns), JavaScript/TypeScript, and a solid grasp of HTML, CSS, and responsive design principles.
• Strong backend skills: Express.JS, with hands‑on experience with Prisma ORM and relational databases, plus a solid understanding of SQL, indexing, and query optimization.
• Experience with testing tools across the stack (e.g., Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright, Cypress) and a track record of building automated validation and end‑to‑end testing into delivery.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc).
• Comfortable with Agile/Lean, rapid delivery cycles, and direct user feedback loops.

Bonus Points For:

• Hands‑on work with secure government environments (DoD, IL5+, FedRAMP).
• Experience building geospatial applications.
• Certifications like Security+ and AWS Developer/Architect.
• Past experience at a startup or in rapid‑growth teams.

The target salary range for this position is $111426.84 - $192890.16.

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.

Job Locations

US-Remote

# of Openings: 2

Equal Opportunity

LMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

LMI is committed to the fair treatment of all and to our policy of providing applicants and employees with equal employment opportunities.

LMI recruits, hires, trains, and promotes people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, protected veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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