Lead Software Engineer (Python/Java, TS/SCI Poly)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 218,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% company contribution

Healthcare fully paid

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina is seeking a Software Engineer 3 for Fort Meade, MD with expertise in Python, Java, and Linux. You will design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex software systems, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated analytics and data‑driven solutions.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, agile experience, and strong Java/Python development. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including PTO, holidays, 401k, and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Must hold TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Experience leading software teams and delivering complex software in a government/mederal environment.
• Strong experience in Python and Java development.
• Experience with agile development processes and Git-based workflows.
• Familiarity with OSS/GOTS software trade-offs and system-level requirements analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Has experience with agile development processes.
• Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
• Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
• Familiarization with queue management systems
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas.
• Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions.
• Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
• Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
• Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
• Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
• Unix shell scripting
• Development of event driven, or data driven analytics
• Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
• Recommend and implement suggestions for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
• Coordinate software installation on a system and monitor performance to ensure operational specifications are met.
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects.
• Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams.
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering.
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software.
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.

Skills

Python

Java

Linux

Shell scripting

Git

Atlassian SDK

CI/CD

Docker

Eclipse IDE

J2EE

Education

Master’s degree in computer science

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

Docker

Git

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Akina is seeking a Software Engineer 3 for Fort Meade, MD with expertise in Python, Java, and Linux. You will design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex software systems, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated analytics and data‑driven solutions.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, agile experience, and strong Java/Python development. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including PTO, holidays, 401k, and healthcare.