Last updated 2026-06-15

311 Software Engineering jobs in Washington. ()

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Browse Software Engineer jobs in Washington from companies including Boozallen, Peraton, Anduril Industries, Microsoft, 00100 LEIDOS, INC., Accenture Federal Services, and Wd12.

  • Common titles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, and Full Stack Developer.
  • Roles span mid, senior, entry, and intern levels.
  • Recent postings include software engineer, devops engineer, software development, software developer, and site reliability roles.
  • Most listed roles are in Washington (99), with openings also in McLean (51), Arlington (44), Reston (41), and Laurel (16).
  • Reported pay for Software Engineering jobs near Washington ranges around $107,900-$220,000 annually (P25-P75 across 244 postings that disclosed pay).
  • Hourly Software Engineering roles near Washington pay a median rate of $68/hr based on 6 postings.
  • Explore Software Engineer salaries in District of Columbia in Salary Explorer.

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Reston mid $123.9k/yr
As a Software Engineer on the Integration Platform team, you will design and deliver scalable, secure, and developer-friendly solutions tha… This role serves as a key technical liaison between the Integration Platform and the Workday Government organization.
Washington senior Full Time
We are looking for a Senior Developer Advocate Engineer to own technical engagements for a rapidly growing program of Open… 12+ years of relevant enterprise experience in developing robotics, physical AI, digital twins, simulation, or auto/AV solutions at scale,…
Washington mid
Support CI/CD pipeline automation, integration, and management. LightFeather is seeking a DevOps Engineer who will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure so…

Cherokee Federal

Washington entry Full Time
This individual must be well versed in DevOps using industry standards and open source resources. This individual will research, architect, develop, and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software including DevOps, sec…

Anthropic

Washington mid $325k/yr
The role sits at the intersection of security and developer experience: working with Security teams on hardening, compliance controls, and… You’ll help define the endpoint roadmap, make architecture decisions, and own the platform every Anthropic employee’s work runs on.

Boozallen

Arlington senior
You’ll blend the art of coaching with the discipline of delivery, guiding multiple Agile teams and Scrum Masters while synchronizing…
Washington senior Full Time $149k-248k/yr
Job Family: Software Development & Support Travel Required: None Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do:… Uses cloud development technologies and tools to develop/migrate Cloud applications hosted in client Cloud Services.
McLean mid Full Time $117.7k/yr
Software Engineers supporting these efforts work alongside data scientists and data engineers to develop advanced capabilities, prototype n… Experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining multi-service backend systems and supporting frontend interfaces that deliver miss…

Amgen

Washington senior Full Time
Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology. This role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create high-quality, scalable software solution…

TEKsystems

Reston senior Contract $45-65/hr
Strong experience in PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and scripting/programming languages such as C#, C++, Python, or related technologies to s… Strong knowledge of Microsoft Authentication Protocols, Modern Authentication, identity lifecycle, token-based authentication, and Conditio…
Washington mid Full Time $80k-140k/yr
The Release Manager will drive operational excellence through strong release governance, deployment automation, and robust runbook developm… We are seeking a Release Manager to support the Investment Accounting platform.

Shield AI

Washington senior Full Time $180k-280k/yr
What you'll do: Manage and grow a team of specialized DevOps, build, and infrastructure engineers. Solid Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) system administration skills, including debugging tools, performance tuning, and scripting (Bash, Python) to tr…

Walter

McLean mid
As a Software Engineer III, you will work end-to-end across our authentication stack — building features that balance security, usability,… Security, Risk & Reliability: Own and evolve the team's real-time risk engine and its integration across authentication flows — detecting…

Verisign

Reston entry $89.9k-121.7k/yr
This engineering position will be part of an agile dev-test team responsible for designing, developing, and deploying some of the… Engineers on the team will be called on to research technologies, present their findings, document software design, implement business logi…
Silver Spring mid
You will shape pipeline strategy, design complex routing and transformation logic, drive platform reliability, mentor senior engineers, and… Vendor engagement experience (Cribl PS, product teams, troubleshooting escalations).
College Park mid Full Time
Must possess a TS/SCI; willingness to obtain a CI Poly Must possess the following DoD 8570.01-M certifications or be willing… You will shape pipeline strategy, design complex routing and transformation logic, drive platform reliability, mentor senior engineers, and…

Pae

Arlington mid Full Time
Working across multiple teams Experience working in an agile development environment Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI - This position re… Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): Minimum of 4 years of experience collectively with the following: Developing, test…
Reston mid $176.9k-332.4k/yr
You will lead the architecture and implementation of secure, repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) patterns to deploy and operate compute… Partner with security teams to implement secure-by-design architectures, including least privilege IAM, encryption, and centralized audit l…

BCMC

Arlington mid Full Time
DevOps Engineers will automate, optimize, and enhance the deployment and management of Bespin cloud engagement kits. These positions focus on building robust CI/CD pipelines, maintaining source control repositories, and implementing infrastructure-as-code…
Arlington mid Full Time
Responsible for complex application design, development, integration, delivery and support. Candidates can differentiate themselves by experience in scalable architecture, data engineering and designing data platforms.

Zachary Piper

Arlington mid $150k-225k/yr
The Senior Software Integration Engineer will lead software integration, testing, and build automation efforts in support of U.S. defense p… 10+ years of experience in software integration, test, DevOps, or software engineering within defense, aerospace, radar/EW, or real ‑ time…

Agile Defense

McLean mid Full Time
Work will primarily involve computer-based engineering tasks, including platform operations, troubleshooting, documentation, CI/CD support,… Years of Experience 4–6 years Required Skills 4–6 years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, systems engineering, cloud engineeri…

Wyetech

Laurel mid Full Time $64-120.27/hr
The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel a… Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.

Peraton

Laurel mid Full Time $146k-234k/yr
As an Enterprise Infrastructure Software Data Engineer, you will develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems based… As a Software Data Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the…

540

Arlington senior
540 is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support our partnership with Google and the Department of War in advancing… In this role, you will design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and platform services that enable near real-time data processing…
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