Captivation Software
Software Engineer 2 - Full Stack
About this role
Captivation Software seeks a mid-level full-stack software engineer for a defense contracting role in Annapolis Junction, MD. This position requires 14 years of software engineering experience and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph approval. You'll contribute to mission-critical programs supporting national security.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain full-stack software solutions for defense programs
- Collaborate with engineering teams on mission-critical projects
- Support daily program responsibilities and technical initiatives
- Participate in software development on projects with similar processes and scope
- Innovate and provide solutions aligned with program requirements
What they're looking for
- Full-stack software development
- Software engineering on large-scope defense programs
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 14+ years software engineering experience
- Understanding of defense contracting environments
- Security clearance eligibility and compliance
Benefits
- Annual salary: $130,000–$270,000 based on experience
- Up to 20% 401(k) contribution, vested immediately with no matching required
- 6 weeks paid time off
- $3,600 annual HSA contribution
- Fully company-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability and AD&D coverage
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Captivation Software
Captivation Software builds high-performance computing and secure analytics infrastructure for mission-critical government programs, specializing in HPC testing, enterprise dataflow architectures, and cleared defense systems. The company is hiring senior test engineers, systems engineers, and technical leaders with deep expertise in Linux, cloud infrastructure, and security clearances to validate systems and architect solutions for intelligence community operations.
View all jobs at Captivation SoftwareLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience working on large-scale defense or government contracting software projects and how it prepared you for this role.
- Walk us through a complex full-stack system you architected or maintained—what were the key technical challenges?