
Software Engineer (Java Spring Boot/Python) (SAB-2611-02)
Columbia, MDFull-time / Contract$120–150K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Software Engineer joins a product team to design, develop, integrate, and maintain enterprise software. The role provides hands-on support throughout the software development life cycle, from development and integration through deployment and sustainment, including support for government customer installations. It is fully on-site in the Fort Meade, Maryland area and supports a U.S. government contract.
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Join a product team of software developers, systems engineers, testers, and DevOps staff to design, develop, integrate, and maintain an enterprise software product. You will give hands-on engineering support across the full software development life cycle, from development and integration through deployment and sustainment. What you will do: - Develop and enhance enterprise software using Java (Spring Boot), Python, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases - Support product installations and deployments for government customers - Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues - Take part in code reviews and work closely with testers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements - Write and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, process flows, deployment procedures, and training materials Required qualifications: - Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (U.S. citizenship required). - Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of software engineering experience. Without a degree, 9 years of software engineering experience. - At least 2 years of that experience in the SIGINT, information assurance, or IT domains. Preferred qualifications: - Strong Java (Spring Boot), Python, and scripting skills - PostgreSQL and MongoDB, ideally including database optimization - Docker packaging, development, and orchestration - Some experience with AI tools or using large language models for coding help; building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications is a plus - Front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue Location: Fully on-site at a government or contractor facility in the Fort Meade, MD area. No telework. Schedule: Full-time, W-2 Sabre Engineering employee. 40 hours a week, normal day shift. Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications. Benefits: - Medical plans, with Sabre paying 75% of premiums for you and your dependents - Dental and vision coverage, with Sabre paying 100% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents - Sabre contributes up to 10% of your salary to your 401(k) through profit sharing, fully vested from day one - 6 weeks of paid time off per year, including 10 holidays - Company-paid long-term disability; voluntary short-term disability and life insurance - Up to $5,000 a year for job-related training, plus $500 a year for technical books and subscriptions - Employee referral bonus of up to $5,000 How to apply: Email your resume to [email protected] with "SAB-2611-02 Software Engineer (Java Spring Boot/Python)" in the subject line. Word format is preferred. This position supports a U.S. government contract. Hiring is contingent on approval by our prime contractor and the government customer. Sabre Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
How this job compares
Set against the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–150K/yr
- Maryland median$120–209K/yr1,012 salary ranges
- US median$134–215K/yr32,917 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $135K, is 18% below the Maryland median midpoint ($165K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,226 open Software Engineer jobs in Maryland and 41,225 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,478 postings).
- Education
- 14,294 of the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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