Software Engineer-Developer 4

Engineering

Software Engineer-Developer 4 Chantilly, VA Posted: 4/13/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

216614

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer-Developer 4, in Chantilly, VA. Job ID#216614

Locations:

Aurora, CO or Mesa, AZ

Job Description:

The FishTools program seeks a hardworking, motivated, and creative full-stack software developer to engineer new solutions and capabilities for agile software applications. This engineer will assist/lead design and development of front-end user interfaces that integrate with cloud-based software systems that follow modern DevSecOps and Agile execution processes. This engineer will coordinate and execute in collaboration with UX designs across large, multi-faceted scaled systems. The customer's needs require state-of-the-art, software-intensive systems to efficiently and optimally task, plan, exploit, and disseminate data for hardware platforms (e.g. satellites, ground systems, etc.) for maximum stakeholder value.

Position Responsibilities:

Analyzing high level customer requirements and deriving lower-level functional requirements.

Software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories.

Briefing software designs and demonstrating software release functionality to customer/stakeholders/end users.

Develop and sustain new and existing applications; as well as troubleshoot and resolve various software issues.

Contribute to the creation of new distributed components and interactions that align with the future system architecture. The existing multi-tiered system is developed on a cloud infrastructure with several consumer-facing web applications.

Occasional business travel and after-hours support may be required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

This position requires an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

3+ years of foundational knowledge of object-oriented design and software patterns

Experience with Git Version Control

Education / Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not

required, accreditation standard.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

Top Secret

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled