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# Software Engineer 2

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Wyetech posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Ft. Meade, MD with no pay posted. Senior application developer role at Wyetech supporting federal intelligence customers. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026.

- [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech)

Posted Aug 19, 2026 by Wyetech · open on Lever as of Nov 6, 2026

Pay not posted Ft. Meade, MD On-site Full-time

Senior application developer role at Wyetech supporting federal intelligence customers.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

Not posted

Senior FDE postings, 1,849 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept
3. Implementation
4. Operations

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **5+ years** relevant experience

### Do you meet what the posting states?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Ft. Meade, MD

- **Work arrangement**: On-site

- **Employment type**: Full-time

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## The job description from Wyetech

Posted by Wyetech on Aug 19, 2026

* **At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.***

Seeking a motivated Senior application developer to create custom analytics to perform at scale. The Senior application developer will work closely with data scientists and end users to develop innovative analytic tools to further discovery and tradecraft around critical global challenges, then deliver innovative solutions focused on operationalizing data science.

Work directly with data scientists as well as mission analysts to solve the most demanding strategic problems; perform software engineering to prototype, develop, integrate, test, deploy and maintain tools and tradecraft into the customer's corporate architecture.

* **Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).***

### Capabilities

- Develop end-to-end applications that integrate front-end U/I with back-end services to support analyst workflows.
- Knowledge of customer corporate tools and data repositories required.

### Required Qualifications

- TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly
- Bachelor's degree plus 5-years of relevant experience or equivalent.

### Required Technical Skills

- Experience with Jupyter Notebooks, GM, Java, Python, PySpark
- Experience with customer tools, architecture, data flow, and use of big data
- Familiarity with machine learning fundamentals and data analysis
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Gitlab; familiarity with Agile methodologies

### Desired Technical Skills

- Experience with software development processes (i.e., requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance) and programming
- Experience with Data Science, AI/ML, and using Large Language Models (LLMs)

### The Benefits Package

- * **Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds. ***

* **Additional benefits include:***

- * **Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.***

* **Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:***

- * **A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)***
- * **Vision and Dental ***
- * **Life and AD&D Benefits***
- * **Short and Long-Term Disability***
- * **Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances***
- * **Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services***

### Company Environment & Perks

- * **Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000 ***
- * **Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts ***
- * **Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS***
- * **Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party. ***
- * **Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.***

** *Wyetech, LLC 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. ***

** *Affirmative Action Statement:***

** *Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.***

** *Accommodations:***

** *Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates. ***

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## About Wyetech

Privately held computer engineering services firm delivering software, systems, cloud, data, and cyber engineering to U.S. federal and intelligence-community customers.

Bootstrapped · 50–100 people

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