Seen live Oct 23, 2026; first seen Oct 15, 2026.
Pay in context
This posting lists $118,000 to $225,560 a year, a midpoint of $171,780.
The midpoint is higher than 42 percent of software engineering postings near Washington, DC that list pay.
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How long it has been open
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 11 days ago, and seen on GRVTY's careers page today.
At 11 days old, it is under the 42-day median.
GRVTY's postings we have seen close took a median of 5 days.
GRVTY at a glance
GRVTY has 209 open postings that we can see, 70 in software engineering; 88 percent list pay.
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Seniority
Level: senior.
The posting mentions 5+ years.
Place and cost of living
On site near Washington, DC; prices in DC run 10 percent above the US average.
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The software engineering market near Washington, DC
109 software engineering postings near Washington, DC are open right now, from 21 employers.
Half of them have been open 42 days or less.
From GRVTY's posting
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What Impact You'll Have
We are seeking Software Engineers to join a dynamic team supporting the development and delivery of a Major Systems Application (MSA) including the associated operations and maintenance (O&M) support to modernize space domain awareness (SDA) and flight safety tools. The modernization effort includes designing and developing containerized microservices within a modern AWS-based architecture. Engineers will work in an agile development environment, leveraging established development environments to build and maintain services running on a modern framework using continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
What You'll be Owning
- Utilize best practices to support, plan and execute the program’s software development approach
- Support the software design, development, testing and performance analysis of the software services and system
- Develop capabilities supporting space domain awareness such as
- observation scoring using the developed scoring process
- “truth” data generation using the developed fusion process
- development and integration of the scoring and fusion process into the overall system
- workflows to update the RSO database as a source of “truth” for use by the system
What You Must Have
- Must hold an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI access (TS/SCI) and a CI poly
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, information systems, or equivalent field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in software engineering or software development for information technology systems
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages, including Java, JEE, C++, or Python
- Experience utilizing various libraries such as SpringBoot, Mockito, Lombok, OpenAPI (Swagger) and other similar libraries developing RESTful services
- Experience in working with microservices and containerization technologies
- Experience with supporting systems engineering efforts in system design, solution engineering, and software development
What Would be Nice to Have
- Experience developing software applications managed through Git and built using Gradle
- Experience with Kafka, MongoDB, ActiveMQ, Nifi, and/or other third-party tools
- Experience with integration and development tools for containerized applications deployed to a Kubernetes cluster using Helm Charts
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with Linux OS and command line interface
- Security+ and/or DoD 8570 IAT Level II or above certification
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
- The pay range for this position is: $118,000 - $225,560
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Colorado Pay Range
$118,000 — $225,560 USD
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Virginia Pay Range
$118,000 — $225,560 USD
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
- Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k with generous company match
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Award Programs
- Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email recruiting@grvty.com or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
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