Full Stack Developer (Data Architecture & Engineering)

About Bridge Defense. Bridge Defense is redefining how modern defense technology is delivered. Based in Washington, D.C., we are built for the dynamic mission environment facing the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement agencies. We provide full-spectrum national security solutions that combine secure infrastructure, cleared talent, and mission-ready software to meet evolving defense challenges. Our services include secure software development in classified environments and the design and implementation of advanced IT and cybersecurity capabilities ranging from secure cloud architectures and enterprise infrastructure to data center operations, scientific analysis, cutting-edge cyber defense, and intelligence analysis.

We are led by technologists and veterans with firsthand mission experience, which enables us to understand both the operational realities and the innovation needed to succeed. Our approach is agile and outcome-based, delivering results in weeks rather than months whenever possible.

At Bridge Defense we value people, integrity, and excellence. We foster an environment where innovation thrives in support of traditional mission requirements. Our team members receive competitive compensation, robust benefits, professional development and certification opportunities, and clear paths for growth while working on the nation’s most critical projects.

Core Values:

• Innovation & Responsiveness: We push beyond legacy models with efficient, tech-led solutions built to scale and evolve.
• Trusted Performance: Security, compliance, and deep experience in delivering to demanding environments guides all we do.
• Mission Focused Expertise: From veteran leadership to cleared engineers, our people understand both the technology and the mission.

Summary:

As a Full Stack Developer you will contribute to technical development activities to help achieve the product vision and enable enterprise capabilities. You will work collaboratively within a product team of contributing code across both backend and frontend components. You will be actively involved in coding, participating in code reviews, implementing features, and supporting technical solutions alongside your teammates. You will participate in team demos and presentations, supporting the showcase of platform capabilities to stakeholders and potential new tenants. Success in this role requires strong collaboration skills, ability to work effectively within an agile development team, and commitment to writing quality code that helps maintain, debug, and advance the features of the production system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilites:

• Employ software development techniques and methodologies for solving tough analytical challenges in support of one of national security threats
• Use software development skills to automate manual analytical processes
• Opportunity to expand upon beyond specializations to include front end user interfaces, back end microservices, web services, cloud architectures, as well as databases and other persistent data stores
• Deploy developed IT solutions, user applications, databases, and other IT capabilities
• Design and develop specialized user solutions, applications and databases using a hybrid Agile approach within a DevOps environment
• Provide Tier 3 technical support for deployed applications and databases
• Knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git
• Experience with cloud message APIs and usage of push notifications
• Maintain code integrity and organization
• Collaborate with the rest of engineering team to design and launch new features. Includes coordination and documentation of deployment procedures, release plans, etc.
• Keen interest in learning and using the latest software tools, methods, and technologies to solve real world problem sets vital to national security
• Support off-hours deployment such as evening or weekends.
• Co-location: High colocation, 70-80% onsite.

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Understanding of cloud architectures and enabling tools and technologies, such as, AWS Cloud (GovCloud/C2S)
• Familiar with Amazon Web Managed Services (AWS)
• JavaScript, Angular, Typescript, Node.js, MongoDB, JSON, SQL, XML