Full-Stack Software Engineer (Top Secret clearance)
Quick Summary
Front-End and User Experience Build modern, responsive, and reusable web applications using React and related front-end technologies. Translate wireframes, prototypes,
STR is seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to design and deliver high-impact web applications for defense and intelligence missions. The successful candidate will build AI- and data-centric applications that help users analyze information, make decisions, and work effectively with advanced software systems. These are not corporate websites or marketing pages. They are mission-focused applications built for real operational and analytical use. We are seeking candidates ranging from experienced developers to technical leads; this is not an entry-level role.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Core Requirements
- →S. Citizen with a Top Secret SCI-eligible security clearance.
- →Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- →5+ years of experience building modern web applications that are interactive, data-centric, and responsive across browsers and devices.
- →Front-End and User Experience
- →Strong experience with React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS and at least one of: Flask, Django, Node, Vue.
- →Demonstrated ability to turn design direction, mockups, prototypes, or component libraries into production UI.
- →Experience collaborating closely with designers, users, product owners, or other stakeholders to improve workflow and usability.
- →Good judgment around interaction design, interface clarity, and user experience.
- →Back-End Integration
- →Experience designing and implementing services or back-end application layers and integrating front-end applications with APIs and supporting services.
- →Experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, containerized deployment, or cloud-hosted application environments.
- →Experience building, integrating, or implementing AI-enabled interfaces or workflows for user-facing applications.
- →Delivery and Teaming
- →Be able to work across multiple programs and adapt to different users, domains, and problem spaces.
- →Proficiency with Git and command-line development workflows.
- →Able to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Experience creating or refining wireframes, prototypes, or interaction flows in collaboration with designers.
- Experience contributing to design systems, component libraries, or shared UI frameworks.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and building usable interfaces in constrained or specialized environments.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: 140,000.00 to $190,000.00
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
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- Posted
- October 23, 2026
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- October 23, 2026
- Last seen
- October 23, 2026
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