Agile Defense
Full Stack Engineer / Software Developer (CBP)
About this role
Full Stack Engineer role supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection's mission-critical operations across 300+ ports of entry. You'll design, build, and maintain production software within a federal compliance framework, balancing security-first development with integration of legacy systems—this is application development, not infrastructure work.
What you'll do
- Design and build full-stack software applications serving CBP's continuous border security operations
- Integrate new code with existing legacy systems while meeting federal accreditation requirements
- Embed security practices throughout development rather than treating it as post-implementation
- Collaborate with cloud engineers, automation specialists, and security teams on deployments and environments
- Write well-tested, documented code that enables future developers to extend without reverse engineering
- Prepare applications and documentation for federal security and compliance reviews
What they're looking for
- Full-stack development across frontend and backend
- Production software development in regulated or government environments
- Security-aware coding and vulnerability remediation
- CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment processes
- Legacy system integration and technical debt management
- Federal compliance and security review documentation
- API design and microservices architecture
- Testing and quality assurance practices
Benefits
- Health, life, and disability insurance
- $10,000 signing bonus (with active CBP BI, payable after 90 days)
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Retirement benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
- Hybrid work arrangement in Ashburn, VA
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Agile Defense
Agile Defense builds innovative technology solutions and infrastructure systems supporting critical national defense missions. The company is hiring DevOps engineers, data engineers, web developers, and systems engineers who work with advanced technologies and agile methodologies to deliver secure, scalable defense applications.
View all jobs at Agile DefenseLikely interview questions
- Describe a time you built production software in a government or regulated environment—what compliance or security constraints shaped your approach?
- Walk us through a security vulnerability you found and fixed in your own code before a scan caught it. What was your thought process?