Senior Technical Lead: Backend & Cloud (Remote)

Capital Technology Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work

401(k) with matching

Generous PTO

Annual Education Budget

Job summary

Capital Technology Group in Washington, DC is seeking a Technical Lead to guide the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical federal software systems. This senior engineer will champion backend architecture, systems thinking, and scalable, secure applications across complex enterprise environments.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture discussions, and partner with product, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet federal requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and REST APIs.
• Experience designing distributed systems and scalable enterprise apps.
• Cloud-native development on AWS or Azure; CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps.
• Security-minded with API and application security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise software systems.
• Drive engineering efforts across the full SDLC from architecture to deployment.
• Build scalable, secure backend applications using best practices.
• Architect and develop APIs using REST and GraphQL.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical decision-making.
• Mentor engineers and set engineering standards.

Skills

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Java

Spring Boot

GraphQL

REST APIs

Cloud-native apps

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Systems or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Capital Technology Group in Washington, DC is seeking a Technical Lead to guide the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical federal software systems. This senior engineer will champion backend architecture, systems thinking, and scalable, secure applications across complex enterprise environments.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture discussions, and partner with product, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet federal requirements