Software Engineer

About the role

Job Title: Software Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time / Non-Exempt

Location: Aurora, CO, Fairfax, VA, Sarasota, FL

Location Type: Onsite

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly

Company Summary

Rampant Technologies is an independently owned defense contractor delivering specialized support to the most sensitive national security missions across the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. Guided by our philosophy of Securing, Enabling, and Executing our customers' critical missions, we bring together elite, cleared teams to solve the hardest technical challenges in intelligence analysis, signals processing, full-spectrum cyber operations, AI/ML and analytics, software engineering, and enterprise IT. We hire mission and technical specialists, prioritizing people over processes and quality over quantity, so that every engagement advances the mission and shapes the future of national security.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable applications that advance our mission requirements. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional products and design teams to write clean, efficient code in modern languages, participate in code reviews, and troubleshoot complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in computer science principles, hands-on experience with full-stack development or cloud infrastructure, and a passion for delivering high-performance software solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain software applications using modern development practices and frameworks

- Create and manage containerization workflows implementing DevSecOps principles and CI/CD pipelines

- Plan and execute deployments to Kubernetes clusters, ensuring system stability, scalability, and reliability

- Clearly communicate software requirements to relevant stakeholders daily while supporting a dynamic and ever evolving mission environment

Required Skills

- An understanding of object-oriented software development using a language such as C++, Java, C#, or Python. Knowledge of GoLang or Rust is also preferred

- Experience with software design patterns and a knowledge of which patterns to apply given different scenarios

- A working knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases to include PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis

- Well-versed in using multiple operating systems to perform development, including Windows, Linux, and Mac

- Practical experience using container-based technologies including Docker and Kubernetes

- Web development experience to include the usage of popular JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue

- An in-depth knowledge of RESTful web services to include HTTP operations such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE