Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; or Master’s degree with applicable experience

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Tech Lead / Full Stack Engineer to modernization of a government-owned digital twin app, delivering Python/FastAPI backend and React frontend in a DoD cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical leadership and architecture decisions
Back-end and front-end development
Code reviews and standards
Government stakeholder interface
Translate requirements into tasks

Technical Overview

Stack includes Python/FastAPI, React/TypeScript, Docker/Kubernetes (EKS/ECS), Terraform, Helm, CI/CD; databases MongoDB/Amazon DocumentDB; AWS services (S3, Redis).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior/lead full stack engineer with strong Python backend and React frontend skills, plus hands-on experience with containerized deployments in AWS DoD environments. They should be capable of leading architecture decisions and delivering production-grade, API-driven applications.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceData ScienceEngineeringInformation Systemsor related field and 8+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience8+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong hands-on Python backend developmentStrong React / TypeScript frontend developmentContainerized architectures (DockerKubernetes)

Nice-to-Have Skills

SimPyDefence / DoD or federal Government program experienceAmazon DocumentDBRedis / ElastiCacheAmazon S3TerraformHelmCI/CD pipelinesArmy or AWS cloud environments

Tools & Platforms

PythonFastAPISimPyPandasNumPyPanderaMotorReactTypeScriptMaterial UIEKS / ECSDockerHelmTerraformGitLab CIGitHub Actions

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceData ScienceEngineeringInformation Systemsor related field; 8+ years software engineering; Python; FastAPI; React; TypeScript; Docker; Kubernetes; EKS; ECS; Helm; Terraform; CI/CD; Amazon DocumentDB; Redis; Amazon S3; CAC/SSO

Hard Skills

PythonReactFastAPISQLDockerKubernetesEKSECSTerraformHelmAmazon DocumentDBRedisAmazon S3CAC / SSOOpenAI APIFunction callingCI/CD

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementarchitecture decisionsteam collaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Lead architecture and production delivery of a DoD digital twin application

Role Subtype Full Stack Engineer

Tech Domains Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, MongoDB / Amazon DocumentDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, CI/CD

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

tech leadfull stack engineerpythonfastapireacttypescriptmaterial uimui x data griddockerkuberneteseksecshelmterraformamazon documentdbrediselastiCacheamazon s3llmopenai apifunction callingscoped retrievalcacssoarmy cloudgovernment

Deal Breakers

No DoD/government program experience, Lack of 8+ years of software engineering experience, Inability to work remotely

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