Software Developer

Core4ce; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holiday schedule

Innovation program

Job summary

Core4ce seeks a Senior Software Developer to advance geospatial software tools and cloud deployment for complex scientific applications. You will optimize MATLAB/Python pipelines and build scalable GIS solutions using OpenLayers, QGIS, GeoServer, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS in AWS.

You will collaborate with scientists, GIS specialists, and cloud engineers to turn research into deployable software, while ensuring code quality and performance across the full stack.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Programming, or related technical discipline with 13 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant experience.
• Active TS-SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.
• Strong experience developing software across the full application stack, including databases, APIs, and web applications.
• Demonstrated experience with geospatial software, methods, and datasets, including ESRI/ArcGIS technologies.
• Deep technical understanding of ESRI data structures, with experience using ArcGIS Pro and preferably ESRI C# back-end bindings.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, QGIS, and/or GeoServer.
• Experience optimizing MATLAB and/or Python scientific code for performance and computational efficiency.
• Experience with Docker, AWS, and cloud-based application deployment.
• Experience with software testing, verification and validation, requirements traceability, and Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and infrastructure across the database, API, and web tiers to support project requirements.
• Optimize scientific code written in MATLAB and Python for computational efficiency while maintaining scientific accuracy and performance.
• Develop and deploy geospatial applications using technologies such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, QGIS, and GeoServer.
• Apply advanced knowledge of ESRI/ArcGIS data structures, including development with ArcGIS Pro and ESRI C# back-end bindings to programmatically integrate data into desktop applications.
• Support development and integration with ESRI cloud and web-based applications.
• Develop, inspect, test, verify, and validate software throughout the development lifecycle.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and AWS in collaboration with cloud engineering SMEs.
• Implement software development, maintenance, and Agile development processes.
• Review software designs, requirements, change specifications, and implementation plans for technical and contractual compliance.
• Ensure software requirements are properly allocated, traceable, testable, and aligned with project objectives.
• Develop and maintain technical and project documentation supporting software development and delivery.
• Collaborate with scientists, software developers, GIS specialists, and cloud engineers to transition research capabilities into operational environments.

Skills

TS-SCI

Full stack

Geospatial software

ArcGIS / ESRI

PostgreSQL/PostGIS

OpenLayers

QGIS

GeoServer

ArcGIS Pro

ESRI C# bindings

MATLAB

Python

Docker

AWS

Testing & V&V

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ESRI C# bindings

OpenLayers

GeoServer

PostGIS

QGIS

Docker

AWS

MATLAB

Python

PostgreSQL

Job description

Core4ce

Software Developer

1419-383

Core4ce is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Developer to develop and optimize software solutions supporting complex scientific and geospatial applications. The ideal candidate will have strong full-stack development experience and a deep technical understanding of geospatial software, ESRI/ArcGIS data structures, databases, APIs, and cloud deployment.

This role will focus on taking scientific code, including MATLAB and Python, and optimizing it for computational efficiency while preserving scientific validity and producing outputs suitable for GIS applications. The developer will work closely with scientific and cloud engineering teams to transform research capabilities into scalable, deployable software within AWS.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and infrastructure across the database, API, and web tiers to support project requirements.
• Optimize scientific code written in MATLAB and Python for computational efficiency while maintaining scientific accuracy and performance.
• Develop and deploy geospatial applications using technologies such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, QGIS, and GeoServer.
• Apply advanced knowledge of ESRI/ArcGIS data structures, including development with ArcGIS Pro and ESRI C# back-end bindings to programmatically integrate data into desktop applications.
• Support development and integration with ESRI cloud and web-based applications.
• Develop, inspect, test, verify, and validate software throughout the development lifecycle.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and AWS in collaboration with cloud engineering SMEs.
• Implement software development, maintenance, and Agile development processes.
• Review software designs, requirements, change specifications, and implementation plans for technical and contractual compliance.
• Ensure software requirements are properly allocated, traceable, testable, and aligned with project objectives.
• Develop and maintain technical and project documentation supporting software development and delivery.
• Collaborate with scientists, software developers, GIS specialists, and cloud engineers to transition research capabilities into operational environments.

*This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Programming, or related technical discipline with 13 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant experience.
• Active TS-SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.
• Strong experience developing software across the full application stack, including databases, APIs, and web applications.
• Demonstrated experience with geospatial software, methods, and datasets, including ESRI/ArcGIS technologies.
• Deep technical understanding of ESRI data structures, with experience using ArcGIS Pro and preferably ESRI C# back-end bindings.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, QGIS, and/or GeoServer.
• Experience optimizing MATLAB and/or Python scientific code for performance and computational efficiency.
• Experience with Docker, AWS, and cloud-based application deployment.
• Experience with software testing, verification and validation, requirements traceability, and Agile development methodologies.

Why Work for Us?

Core4ce is a team of innovators, self-starters, and critical thinkers—driven by a shared mission to strengthen national security and advance warfighting outcomes.

We offer:

• 401(k) with 100% company match on the first 6% deferred, with immediate vesting
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage—employee portion paid 100% by Core4ce
• Unlimited access to training and certificates, with no pre-set cap on eligible professional development
• Tuition assistance for job-related degrees and courses
• Paid parental leave, PTO that grows with tenure, and generous holiday schedules
• Got a big idea? At Core4ce, The Forge gives every employee the chance to propose bold innovations and help bring them to life with internal backing.

Join us to build a career that matters—supported by a company that invests in you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

*Core4ce provides the listed pay range for this position as a general guideline only and not as a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final offers may take into account a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data alignment, any applicable collective bargaining agreement, and other legal requirements.

Springfield, Virginia, United States

Full-Time/Regular

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.