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# Software Engineer 3

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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 Analytic Developer role supporting the Analytic Solutions mission for a federal customer. 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 Analytic Developer role supporting the Analytic Solutions mission for a federal customer.

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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

- **8+ 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 Analytic Developer to support the exciting Analytic Solutions mission. The developer will partner with analysts, mission stakeholders, and fellow developers to create and evolve analytic capabilities that help identify targets, behaviors, and emerging discovery opportunities. This role combines hands-on software development with rapid prototyping, analytic tradecraft, cloud integration, and close collaboration with mission users. The developer will evaluate existing analytics, develop new approaches, and integrate complementary techniques to deliver capabilities greater than any individual analytic alone.

* **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, enhance, and deploy software supporting target discovery and mission analytics.
- Work directly with analysts and customer stakeholders to understand analytic needs, capture tradecraft, and transform manual techniques into automated analytics and repeatable workflows.
- Build prototypes, evaluate existing analytic capabilities for applicability and performance, and integrate complementary techniques to improve discovery outcomes.
- Respond to evolving mission priorities and world events by rapidly adapting and delivering analytic solutions.

### Required Qualifications

- TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent.
- Demonstrated expertise developing production software in Java, with experience designing, testing, debugging, integrating, and maintaining complex software applications.
- Experience translating mission or user needs into technical solutions and collaborating with analysts, developers, and technical stakeholders.

### Required Technical Skills

- Design, develop, test, integrate, document, and deploy analytic software using sound software engineering practices.
- Develop reusable solutions, manage code configurations, perform comprehensive unit and integration testing, and participate in peer design and code reviews.
- Incorporate analytics into approved cloud architectures and work with enterprise hosting, storage, and development environments.
- Evaluate analytic code for compatibility, performance, strengths, and limitations prior to integration.
- Support the complete lifecycle of analytic capabilities from prototype through operational deployment, sustainment, and continued evolution.
- Develop supporting technical documentation and work with analysts to capture and communicate analytic tradecraft.

### Desired Technical Skills

- Knowledge of customer corporate tools and data repositories.
- Experience with Maven, Query Time Analytics, and JavaScript. Knowledge of DataXplorer and experience working with geolocation data.

### 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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