Software Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland Type: Contract Job #3948 Title: Software Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Compensation Range: $170 - $190K Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense. Benefits Overview: Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision PlansGenerous PTO Policy401(k)HSA and FSA optionsLife and Disability InsuranceTuition Reimbursement and TrainingPerks at Work Discount ProgramReferral ProgramLeads Generation ProgramCollegeAmerica 529Fitness Reimbursement ProgramTravel AssistanceNorton Lifelock Benefit SolutionsLife Planning Financial & Legal Services Position Description: Seeking a Software Engineer to join the software development team who will develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools. The software development team will provide application development and support to tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment. Position Required Skills: Languages: Java, Python Testing: Unit, Integration Source Code Control (specifically Git) IDE (IntelliJ or Eclipse) Maven Frameworks: Spring Boot, Flask Familiarity with multiple of the following: Analytical development: Machine Learning, Stream, Batch Virtualization Environments: Kubernetes, Containers (Docker, Containerd), Cloud (AWS/HCI) Streaming Frameworks: Kafka, Flink MongoDB, ArangoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL Desired Skills: ElasticSearch Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Individual Capabilities Required: Seven (7) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements Debug existing software and correct defects Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories

Created: 2026-03-10