Job Description

Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cleared)
Location: San Diego, CA
Type: Full-time, Direct Hire
Clearance: Active security clearance required (TS/SCI preferred; Secret considered)

High Sierra Talent is partnering with a boutique, employee-owned applied mathematics and software company. 

WHY THIS ROLE

• Technically challenging, meaningful work where your decisions directly impact a government mission
• Collaborative, highly technical team with real ownership over design and code
• Exposure to modern cloud, full-stack, API, DevSecOps, and systems integration technologies

THE ROLE
You will help design, build, and evolve a complex, cloud-based software planning system. The work spans backend infrastructure, APIs, frontend web applications, system integration, testing, and quality assurance, alongside experienced engineers, government stakeholders, and external development partners.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain complex software applications and infrastructure
• Build backend services, APIs, and frontend web applications
• Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions
• Write well-designed, maintainable, scalable, and extensible code
• Integrate software components built by multiple teams and organizations
• Create and maintain technical and software design documentation
• Participate in testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and quality assurance
• Communicate technical designs clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
• 5 to 8 years of professional software engineering experience
• U.S. Citizenship with an active security clearance (TS/SCI preferred; Secret considered)
• Strong object-oriented programming skills in Java and TypeScript, or C++ and Python
• Experience designing APIs and integrating software systems
• Familiarity with full-stack web application development
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and development best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well in a collaborative, multi-organization engineering environment

NICE TO HAVE

• MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Spring Boot
• React / Redux
• WebGL and/or OpenGL
• AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Git, CI/CD, and DevSecOps
• UI and UX development
• Formal software documentation (Software Design Descriptions, Interface Design Descriptions)
• Mathematics background, especially probability/statistics, linear algebra, and multivariate calculus
• Experience supporting the U.S. Navy or other DoD organizations

COMPENSATION

• Base salary: $125,000 to $190,000 per year, depending on experience and level
• 9% employee stock ownership contribution
• Comprehensive benefits package

Interested? Apply today or reach out to High Sierra Talent for a confidential conversation.