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Software Engineer

BAE Systems

Annapolis Junction, MDFull-time$133–226K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$133–226K/yr
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks Software Engineers to support a government customer and collaborate with mission stakeholders, developers, and analysts on software solutions for mission workflows. The role develops, maintains, and enhances complex software systems, reviews and tests components, resolves software problem reports, and contributes to system design decisions. Candidates must have 14 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, and a valid TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team Development, requiredPython, requiredC Programming, requiredSoftware Engineering, requiredAgile Sprint Planning, requiredUnit Testing, requiredPortable Code Development, requiredNiFi, nice to haveKubernetes, nice to haveAWS, nice to haveCDK, nice to haveInfrastructure as Code, nice to have

Qualifications

14 Years Software Engineering Experience, requiredBachelor's in Computer Science or Related, requiredTS/SCI Clearance With Polygraph, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is looking for Software Engineers to support our government customer and collaborate directly with mission stakeholders, developers, and analysts to innovate and automate tradecraft and technical solutions that deliver immediate operational impact to mission workflows

  • The Software Engineers will develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems. They will work individually or as part of a team and be expected to complete the following:

  • Review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolve software problem reports.

  • Utilize software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.

  • Provide specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.#LI-PB2

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Fourteen (14) years experience as a Software Engineer in programs scope and complexity is required.

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

  • Valid TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph.

  • Experience working in team development environment.

  • Background in Python, C programming ability a must, in addition to proficiency with overall software engineering principles, to include sprint planning (Agile), unit tests, and ultimately developing useful and portable code to deploy and integrate.

MDOPS

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • NiFi

  • Kubernetes

  • AWS

  • CDK

  • Infrastructure as code

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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How this job compares

Set against the 39,793 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$133–226K/yr
  • Maryland median$120–205K/yr1,056 salary ranges
  • US median$133–215K/yr31,851 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 10% above the Maryland median midpoint ($164K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,288 open Software Engineer jobs in Maryland and 39,793 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 14 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 32,749 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 12,440 of the 39,793 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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