Senior Software Engineer

Innova Solutions Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life Insurance

Disability

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Innova Solutions is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Washington, DC, for a contract-to-hire role. You will develop full‑stack software to support DoD and IC programs, maintain high-availability data pipelines, and implement AI-guided improvements.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance and strong cloud/backend experience. The position is full-time, contract to hire, and on-site in Washington, DC, with a pay range of $75–$85 per hour and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building cloud-based systems at scale.
• Experience with distributed backend services.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level customer insights and analytics.
• Support high-volume data pipelines for AI/ML model training.
• Orchestrate and schedule tasks for global radar network.
• Deliver UI and APIs with uptime SLAs for data delivery and visualization.
• Develop full-stack software for DoD/IC contracts.
• Translate customer needs into engineering requirements.
• Ensure reliability, observability, security, and performance.
• Own critical portions of systems throughout full development lifecycle.
• Use generative AI to improve software quality and security.

Skills

Python

Go

Generative AI

CI/CD

Observability

Security

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Distributed backend services

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Kafka

Amazon SQS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring a Senior Software Engineer.

Position type: Full Time - Contract to Hire

Duration: 3+ Months

Location: Washington, DC

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Providing high-level customer insights and analytics.
• Supporting high-volume data pipelines for custom AI/ML model training.
• Orchestrating and scheduling tasking for client's global radar network.
• Delivering user interfaces and APIs with strict uptime SLAs for data delivery and visualization.
• Develop full-stack software for key initiatives, particularly those supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community contracts.
• Participate in stakeholder discussions and translate customer needs into engineering requirements.
• Ensure reliability, observability, security, and performance across production systems.
• Own critical portions of systems throughout the full development lifecycle, including operation, monitoring, and on-call support.
• Use generative AI to improve software quality and security.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance and experience delivering mission-critical solutions for Department of Defense or Intelligence Community customers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building cloud-based systems at scale.
• Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and operating distributed backend services.
• Experience and enthusiasm in using generative AI for software development.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or a comparable programming language.
• Understanding of architecture patterns, service boundaries, message-driven workflows, and API design.
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure and containerized deployments.
• Expertise with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and message brokers such as Kafka or Amazon SQS.
• Experience with observability and CI/CD practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building production frontend applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable modern web technologies.
• Experience deploying software into U.S. federal systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes in cloud environments.
• Background in mathematics, physics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, or orbital mechanics.
• Experience operating software in a high-availability or mission-critical environment.

This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: Between $75.00 - $85.00 per hour

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website:

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

Innova Solutions

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at [e-mail] or [phone]. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.