Senior Software Developer

Guidehouse; United States; Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Guidehouse is looking for a Senior Software Developer to support web and mobile applications for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This full-time role can be remote or on-site in Rockville, MD.

The ideal candidate will have strong full stack development skills, particularly with Python and React, and will work collaboratively with scientists and technical teams to enhance scientific workflows.

Benefits include medical insurance, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of web application development experience.
• Experience in developing and using RESTful web services.
• Ability to explain complex terms to non-computational audiences.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an agile software development team.
• Develop and extend applications with new features.
• Collaborate with project teams to maintain software.

Skills

Full stack web application development

Python

React

JavaScript

AWS

Docker

Git

Database management

CI/CD pipelines

Education

M.S. in computer science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

Job Family

Software Development & Support

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

We are seeking a highly skilled, dynamic developer with full stack expertise using Python and JavaScript technologies. The developer will support web and mobile applications used by researchers and clinicians at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is a full-time position with Guidehouse and can be remote or on-site at NIH in Rockville, MD. Periodic onsite presence is required, including in‑person new‑joiner orientation in Tysons Corner, VA and occasional onsite team meetings in Rockville, MD.

The Senior Software Developer will collaborate closely with PhD-level scientists and subject matter experts to translate complex scientific workflows into reliable, scalable services and to design user interfaces that make complex scientific data and workflows accessible and actionable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a highly integrated software development team working in an agile environment, documenting code, testing code, and tracking tasks
• Develop new applications as well as extend existing applications; develop new features and customizations that harmonize with existing codebases
• Find creative solutions to scale the performance of existing analysis pipelines to meet the demands of rapidly growing datasets
• Collaborate between the project team and internal teams to support enterprise infrastructure to deploy and maintain software
• Experiment with new technologies and systems as well as prototype solutions for potential integration into existing infrastructure
• Review and address security vulnerabilities in collaboration with our security and infrastructure teams

Requirements

M.S. in computer science or related field

Key technologies: React, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Docker, AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, S3, RDS), CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions

Experience and Skills

• Minimum 6 years of full stack web application development and maintenance experience, including development in Python and React
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with databases
• Experience building containerized applications using Docker
• Experience using GitHub Actions
• Minimum 2 years of experience with Git and code deployments to multiple environments and reviewing the contributions of multiple team members
• Experience deploying and operating software on AWS
• Experience mentoring other developers and reviewing and providing feedback on other developers’ work
• Experience developing and using RESTful web services and JSON or XML objects for communication
• Experience communicating with end users on software development projects; being comfortable explaining complex computational terms using simple language for a non-computational audience
• Demonstrated experience extending the functionality of existing software; ability to learn an existing body of code and extend it
• Ability to meet position requirements that include required in‑person activities, such as new‑joiner orientation in Tysons Corner, VA and onsite meetings in Rockville, MD, as determined by program and business needs.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust. Candidates must receive approved adjudication of their Public Trust prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active Public Trust or existing suitability are preferred.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Terraform
• Familiarity with SCRUM/Agile development
• Familiarity with Swagger/OpenAPI
• Experience visualizing complex or large‑scale data sets
• Experience reviewing and responding to security vulnerability reports
• Background in bioinformatics, genomics, or computational biology

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00–$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.