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Senior Web Application Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions · Annapolis Junction, MD · 1 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$178k–$210k/yrFull-time

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

About the Role

We have an immediate need for a versatile Software Engineer to collaborate closely with Product Owners, Systems Engineers, and Project Software Engineers to design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and sustain a mission-focused enterprise web application. In this role, you will build and maintain resilient backend services, craft RESTful interfaces, and streamline continuous integration and deployment pipelines within a containerized Kubernetes Linux ecosystem.

Required Skills

  • Software Development: Strong, hands-on experience developing with Python in a Linux environment.
  • API Design: Demonstrated experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Linux Expertise: Proficiency using the Linux CLI, core utilities, and developing Bash and Python scripts for automation and tool integration.
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and operational familiarity with container orchestration in Kubernetes.
  • Helm Packaging: Direct experience authoring and maintaining Helm Charts to deploy containerized services onto Kubernetes.
  • Relational Databases: Practical experience with SQL database technologies, specifically MySQL.
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Hands-on experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools (e.g., GitLab CI).
  • Version Control: Proficiency with the Git source control system and collaborative branching strategies.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 5+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 3+ years of specialized analytical experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 7+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

  • Web Frameworks: Hands-on experience with the Django web framework.
  • Asynchronous Task Processing: Experience with Celery or similar distributed task queues/schedulers.
  • Web Servers & Proxies: Practical experience configuring and optimizing NGINX.
  • Agile Tooling: Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence) for team collaboration and project tracking.
  • AI Tooling: Experience leveraging modern AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., Claude Code).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role is $178,000-$210,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Benefits

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. Through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle, offering flexibility in pay, leave, and schedule.

  • Pay: Starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract.
  • Leave: You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave (up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays), not including paid anniversary leave.
  • Schedule: With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits.
  • Health Care: Medical, dental, and vision are 100% covered by the company.
  • 401k: 10% matching with full vesting day 1.
  • Professional Development: $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for continued growth.
  • Student Loan Repayment: Program available.
  • Volunteering: 8 hours annually to support your community.

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