Software Engineer

SAIC; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Software Engineer to own full stack development and mature a government prototype into a Program of Record at our North Charleston, SC site. You will lead backend services, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure to deliver a production-ready system.

Must have strong Go and Python skills, experience with secure coding and RMF/ATO processes, and the ability to collaborate with cybersecurity teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 5+ years of related work experience or 4 years in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient in Go and Python.
• Active hands-on use of AI development tools as part of daily engineering work.
• Experience with secure coding practices and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience maturing prototype code into production-ready systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as full-stack engineer for a government software system, backend and frontend, plus supporting infra.
• Design, develop and maintain APIs/services with Go and Python, roadmap the production transition.
• Refactor and harden prototype code to meet DoD security, scalability, and maintainability standards.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity/ISSO to support RMF/ATO and security artifacts.
• Enforce secure SDLC practices, including CI/CD pipelines and secret management.
• Advocate for AI-assisted development to improve quality and delivery.

Skills

Go

Python

AI tools

Security practices

React

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job ID 2614867

Location North Charleston, SC, US

Date Posted 2026-07-27

Category Software

Subcategory SW Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Software Engineer to own full stack development and technical maturation of a government software prototype as it transitions from research/prototype status to a Program of Record (PoR) for our customer site in North Charleston, SC.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the full-stack engineer for a government software system, overseeing backend services, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs and services using Go and Python, while driving the technical roadmap to transition a research prototype into a production-ready system for a Program of Record.
• Refactor, re-architect, and harden prototype code to meet security, scalability, maintainability, and supportability standards required for fielded DoD/government systems.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity/ISSO personnel to implement RMF-compliant technical controls, support ATO accreditation, and contribute to required security documentation/artifacts.
• Enforce secure software development practices, including secure coding standards, vulnerability management, container hardening, secrets management, logging/auditing, and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate and advocate for AI-assisted development tools to enhance code quality, security posture, and software delivery efficiency.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more work experience; (4) four years of additional work experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Go, Python.
• Active, hands-on use of AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar AI coding assistants) as part of daily engineering work.
• Practical experience with cybersecurity-conscious software engineering - secure coding practices, vulnerability remediation, container/infrastructure hardening, or similar.
• Experience taking prototype/research-grade code and maturing it into a production, supportable system.

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting an ATO package (SSP development, control implementation, POA&M management, eMASS).
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipeline security.
• Familiarity with DoD software acquisition processes and prototype-to-Program-of-Record transitions.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS GovCloud or similar) in an accredited/compliance-driven context.
• Prior experience in a DoD, IC, or other federal contracting environment.
• Proficiency with React and Rust.
• Familiarity with the general lifecycle of moving a system through security accreditation (RMF, ATO, or equivalent commercial/compliance frameworks) - prior direct ATO experience is a strong plus but not mandatory.

Required Security Clearance

• Must be a US Citizen with an active Interim Secret clearance to start and the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.