Software Engineer - Backend

Two Six Technologies · Arlington, Virginia · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-29

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Overview of Opportunity

As a Two Six Technologies Staff Backend Engineer for web hosted services, you will work with the product team to develop and implement new features with developers and operators to help shape program functionality and usability. As a core developer, you will focus exclusively on backend architecture, including the design of robust APIs, the core server-side logic, and complex data management systems.. You will help scale-up our well-established web services that ingest, assess, segment, and contextualize networks. You will play a key role in our successful research and delivering solutions for our transition partners.

The work will be out of our Arlington, VA office

Job Responsibilities Include:

Development, versioning, and maintenance of our web stack and management of the code base

Shape the operationalization and transition to government and industry users

Develop new features per emerging user needs

Collaborate in the creation and integration of new data sources, user workflows, and long-term solutions for scaling and other software concerns

Collaborative construction of back-end capabilities to help expand and improve the analysis capabilities

Collaborate in the evaluation and implementation of cutting-edge libraries and technologies

Partner with other developers on cloudification, containerization, and productization of their applications

Engage with peers to review solutions and help ensure our team delivers maintainable and extensible solutions

Minimum Qualifications

Advanced degree with 2+ years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience.

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with full stack or backend development

Minimum of 2 years of experience with object oriented languages such as Golang or Python

Fluency including packaging, testing, and requirements management or similar

Experience with databases, SQL or NoSQL, and caching systems.

Nice-to-haves:

Golang or Python experience

Knowledge of web-based APIs

Open source project development experience

Experience with Linux or Mac, command line tools, git

Familiarity with cloud services

Docker and container registry experience (kubernetes, nomad, etc)

Familiarity with team collaboration

Clearance Requirements:

Eligibility to obtain and maintain security clearances up to TS/SCI

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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range

$114,000—$158,000 USD

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