Software Engineer

Darkhorse Geospatial LLC; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Darkhorse Geospatial LLC is seeking Software Engineers to build and maintain mission-critical applications for federal customers. You will design, develop, and deploy full-stack systems—from RESTful APIs to SPAs and mobile apps—within Lean Agile teams.

You will translate requirements into technical designs, build full-stack solutions, and work with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and search tools while managing CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, and code reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer and mission requirements into clean technical designs and system interfaces.
• Build full-stack applications (front-end SPAs, back-end services, RESTful APIs).
• Work with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, RDS, DynamoDB, Solr, Elasticsearch).
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab).
• Develop and execute test plans; participate in code reviews.
• Track work in JIRA and contribute to sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical support, documentation, and training to end users.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL/NoSQL

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Education

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

Tools

PostgreSQL

RDS

DynamoDB

Solr

Elasticsearch

Jenkins

GitHub/GitLab

Job description

Darkhorse Geospatial is hiring Software Engineers to build and maintain mission-critical applications for our federal customers. You'll design, develop, and deploy full-stack systems — from RESTful APIs and search services to single-page web and mobile apps — working alongside small, focused teams in a Lean Agile environment.

What You'll Do

• Translate customer and mission requirements into clean technical designs and system interfaces
• Build full-stack applications (front-end SPAs, back-end services, RESTful APIs)
• Work with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, RDS, DynamoDB, Solr, Elasticsearch)
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab)
• Develop and execute test plans; participate in code reviews
• Track work in JIRA and contribute to sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives
• Provide technical support, documentation, and training to end users

Core Skills We're Looking For

• Strong web development fundamentals (HTML5, CSS3, REST, microservices)
• Database design and SQL/NoSQL proficiency
• Git-based source control, CI/CD automation, and Docker

Nice to Have

• GIS or geospatial application experience
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• AI/ML integration into web applications
• Prior experience supporting Intelligence Community or federal sponsors

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required