Senior Full Stack Engineer

Orchard LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchard LLC in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer to drive design, development, and modernization for a major federal transformation program.

You will develop secure, scalable, cloud-ready solutions across the full stack—front end, back end, APIs, databases, and cloud environments—collaborating with Product, DevSecOps, Cloud, Data, QA, and Migration teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities that meet federal standards.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of software engineering or full stack experience.
• Experience developing both front end and back end solutions using modern frameworks.
• Hands on experience with APIs, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, DevSecOps environments, and automated testing.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues across the entire stack.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain front end and back end components for enterprise applications.
• Build and optimize REST APIs, microservices, and system to system integrations.
• Develop cloud ready services and applications (AWS preferred) and support deployments, CI/CD workflows.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Leads, QA Automation Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Data Engineers.
• Mentor mid level engineers and support knowledge sharing across teams.
• Ensure delivery aligns with federal security standards and program governance.
• Provide status updates and technical insights to leadership and cross functional teams.

Skills

Full stack development

REST APIs

Cloud services

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps

Security clearance

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

AWS

Job description

Senior Full Stack Engineer Huntsville, AL US Citizenship Required. Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance Required @Orchard is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to support application design, development, integration, and modernization for a major federal transformation program. You will develop secure, scalable, cloud ready solutions and work across the entire stack, front end, back end, APIs, databases, and cloud environments. You will collaborate with Product, DevSecOps, Cloud, Data, QA, and Migration teams to deliver mission critical capabilities that meet federal performance, security, and compliance standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a high-impact National Security mission, while getting hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technology.

Responsibilities

• Application & API Development: Design, develop, and maintain front end and back end components for enterprise applications Build and optimize REST APIs, microservices, and system to system integrations Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability across the full stack
• Cloud Ready Engineering: Develop cloud compatible services and applications (AWS preferred) Support deployment of pipelines, infrastructure integration, and CI/CD workflows Align application architecture with modernization and cloud migration requirements
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Leads, QA Automation Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Data Engineers Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical design reviews, and demos Mentor mid level engineers and support knowledge sharing across teams
• Security, Performance & Compliance: Implement secure coding practices, logging, auditing, and data handling requirements Conduct performance tuning, optimization, and reliability improvements Ensure delivery aligns with federal security standards and program governance
• Testing & Quality Support: Support automated testing and validation of application functionality and integrations Troubleshoot defects across the stack and coordinate with QA to resolve issues Validate readiness for release and major deployment event
• Documentation & Reporting: Develop technical design documents, API specifications, data flow diagrams, and code documentation Maintain full stack engineering artifacts required for release, sustainment, and audits Provide status updates and technical insights to leadership and cross functional teams

Qualifications

• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in software engineering or full stack development
• Experience developing both front end and back end solutions using modern frameworks
• Hands on experience with APIs, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, DevSecOps environments, and automated testing
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues across the entire stack
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national security programs
• Experience with cloud native architectures (AWS strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), or serverless frameworks
• Experience with performance engineering, load testing, or automated quality pipelines
• Knowledge of Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages used across full stack systems

Due to the nature of this government contract, US Citizenship is required.