Senior Software Engineer

Requirements: Active Top Secret clearance with an MPO Poly. Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.14+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, application development, systems modernization, or solution architecture. Hands-on experience developing software applications and back-end services with Python. Experience designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices. Experience creating dashboards or user interfaces with Grafana, Kibana, or similar technologies. Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS or comparable cloud or infrastructure environments. Hands-on experience with Docker or Podman, and familiarity with Kubernetes. Strong understanding of software engineering principles, troubleshooting, and distributed systems. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a small-team environment. Experience in at least two of these areas: machine learning workflows or ML-enabled application development; streaming data processing; batch data processing and ETL/ELT pipelines; or database technologies such as MongoDB, ArangoDB, Redis, or PostgreSQL, including data modeling, optimization, or administration.

Preferred: Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS Cloud

Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications and back-end services using Python, AWS, and microservices architectures. Build and enhance cloud-native applications using AWS serverless technologies, data lakes, and big-data capabilities. Develop and integrate RESTful APIs that connect services, applications, and external systems. Create dashboards and user interfaces with tools such as Grafana and Kibana, as well as other modern UI frameworks. Develop and maintain data-processing pipelines for complex, data-intensive applications. Containerize applications with Docker or Podman and deploy services in Kubernetes environments. Troubleshoot and optimize distributed applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and latency. Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions, including assessing existing solutions against custom development. Turn system requirements into practical, maintainable software solutions. Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, and ongoing improvements to development practices. Collaborate with engineers, technical leads, and stakeholders to deliver quality solutions through iterative development. Take ownership of development work from initial design through implementation, integration, and deployment.

Technologies: AWSArangoDBCloudDockerETLGrafanaSupportJavaScriptKibanaKubernetesMachine Learning MongoDBPodmanPostgreSQLPythonReactRedisServerlessTerraformVuemicroservicesUX UI DesignDevOpsSecurityMore: We are Crown Point Technologies, a women-owned small business delivering full-stack software development and data engineering solutions to U.S. Government and commercial clients, including in defense, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support a mission-critical government program with our small, high-impact engineering team in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. This full-time, in-person role offers an opportunity to develop and modernize cloud-native applications and data-intensive systems in a collaborative, fast-paced setting. The annual salary range is $200,000–$225,000. Our benefits include four weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, employee-covered healthcare, up to a 10% non-matching 401(k) contribution, four weeks of parental leave, short- and long-term disability and life insurance, dental and vision insurance, a health savings account, flexible scheduling, professional development assistance, referral programs, and tuition reimbursement. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to protected status.last updated 46 week of 2026