Senior Software Engineer
GRVTY · Sterling, Virginia, United States
Posted 14 days ago · $155,250 - $192,750
or apply directly on GRVTY's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days GRVTY's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 81% of GRVTY's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GRVTY
- low 0 stale, 1 reposted of 231 open
- Hiring momentum
- 301 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GRVTY's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GRVTY.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer at GRVTY, you will be an individual contributor and team member focused on developing a command-and-control platform that supports national security. Your responsibilities will include designing applications, engaging with mission partners to understand requirements, collaborating with engineering teams, and mentoring junior developers. You will also be involved in optimizing data analysis pipelines and ensuring the delivery of high-reliability software.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GRVTY as an employer.
What you need
- Active TS/SCI with polygraph
- 7+ years of software engineering experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments
- Strong proficiency in Python and Java
- Experience building React front end applications and Django back end services
- Experience with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment
- Full stack development experience across front end and back end systems
Nice to have
- Knowledge of OpenSearch/Elasticsearch indexing, search, and analytics
- Demonstrated ability to reverse engineer applications and understand legacy systems
- Experience with messaging/task queues (Kafka, gRPC, Celery)
- Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with databases or data stores (MariaDB, MySQL, ValKey, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, MongoDB)
What you get
- Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k with generous company match
- Training and Development Opportunities
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of work-life balance policies beyond general statements
- The role requires an active security clearance, which may limit candidate pool
- The job involves working on mission-focused software, which may have high stakes and pressure
Summarised from GRVTY's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GRVTY on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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