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Within MITRE’s Intelligence Center the Strategy and Policy Department has the mission to enhance our sponsors’ policy formulation, planning, and strategy execution across the national security enterprise through all-source intelligence and resource analysis that informs decision-making to address threats in an era of strategic competition. Our vision is to guide the formulation and implementation of strategy and policy that enables sponsor transformation and addresses emerging national and global challenges by unlocking the full potential of intelligence analysis to advance the missions of our sponsors. The Department is accountable and responsible for programs with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD I&S), and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

The Strategy and Policy Department is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality applications, designing and implementing testable and scalable code, and driving the overall execution of software development projects across a variety of technology stacks.

Our team harnesses the power of advanced tools and innovative techniques to address complex challenges faced by the US government. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with experienced data professionals in a vibrant and dynamic setting, making a substantial contribution to resolving some of the government's most intricate issues. You should have passion for building end-to-end solutions for real-world problems and an innate curiosity and an inclination for solving complex problems with open-ended tasking.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, you are the subject matter expert developing front-end and back-end programming and scalable software solutions supporting Intelligence Community challenges. You are part of a MITRE team developing and designing web architectures, working with databases, and ensuring the responsiveness of applications, among other duties.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with a diverse range of government sponsors to understand their challenges, assess potential solutions, and develop actionable applications.

• Support the development and deployment of applications to address sponsor challenges, with a willingness to adapt and learn.

• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.

• Translate user requirements into robust, scalable, and efficient code.

• Present your solutions in a clear and user-friendly manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of their technical expertise.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or similar field and 7 years of experience

• Active TS with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI with a FS poly.

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role

• Proficiency in front-end and back-end languages (e.g. JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java).

• Proficient with one or more CSS frameworks (e.g. Material Bootstrap, Tailwind).

• Proficient in at least one JavaScript framework (e.g. Vue, React, etc.).

• Proficient with one or more server-side languages and database technologies (e.g. JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL).

• Proficient in writing basic SQL statements and possess basic database design knowledge, to include data processing (ETL, etc.).

• Proficient in working within a Linux based environment (e.g. command line, shell scripting, etc.)

• Proficient use of code repository tools and IDEs.

• This position requires a minimum of 5 days a week onsite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in a technical arena and minimum of 3 years of Full Stack Development experience.

• Expert in one or more front-end languages and libraries (HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript)

• Expert in one or more back-end languages (C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Vue)

• Experience with PostgreSQL, AWS managed DB services and SQLite is preferred.

• Experience with alternate JavaScript runtimes (Bun or Deno)

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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