Senior Software Developer

Post Date

Nov 05, 2025

Location

Washington,
District Of Columbia

ZIP/Postal Code

20006
US
Jan 07, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

DC0-c02fcf9d-3161-4c3c-8716-2ce8dfae3875

Pay Rate

$46 - $57 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Role Overview:
We are seeking a Staff Full Stack Engineer to join a cross-functional, entrepreneurial, collaborative team dedicated to solving difficult problems for our client. In this role, you will help develop solutions in full for our customer’s highly visible web application, from high-level system design, and configuration to application development and backend service integration.

Responsibilities:
• Staff developer on a team that designs, creates, and builds web application features; creates back-end code and interfaces for new web platforms; analyzes user needs to implement front-end design, graphics, performance, and capacity; integrates applications with other platforms/services as needed
• Collaborates with other team members and customer stakeholders across multiple functional areas (engineering, DevOps, UX/Design, Product/Program)
• Experience using modern, open-source software frameworks to prototype and deploy full-stack web applications
• Authors friendly documentation (e.g., API documentation, deployment operations)
• Quickly adopts to new programming tools, frameworks, and techniques
• Translates designs and wireframes into reusable, testable and efficient front-end code
• Builds, iterates, and tests scalable, back-end APIs for web applications
• Participates in Agile processes including daily standups, demos, retrospectives, and sprint planning
• Works closely with product owners, designers, and engineers to gather, refine and implement business requirements
• Provides production support, on-call support, maintenance, and enhancements to the existing system
• Collaborates with a fully integrated Agile team to deliver continuous improvement to designs, processes, and standards

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 10 years related experience
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline. With ten years of general information technology experience and at least eight years of specialized experience, a degree is not required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Expert-level proficiency in the following languages: Typescript, Javascript, Python
• Expertise with modern web application frameworks such as React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Flask, Playwright, Poetry, OpenAPI, Trussworks USWDS, Storybook, Tailwind CSS, Tanstack React-Query, Pydantic, Imposter Mocks
• Deep understanding of APIs, and familiarity with JSON, Web APIs, REST APIs, JSON-RPC, XML-RPC, RESTful practices
• Experience working with Redis
• Experience with Docker containerization and deployments - Kubernetes/Terraform/Docker
• Extensive experience using Gitlab and CI/CD platforms to deliver safe releases at a rapid rate.
• Experience in AWS cloud architecture (e.g. Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, EKS, S3) - EKS – general understanding of cloudwatch ; gitlab experience / github actions or Jenkins would be fine
• Experience with K8s and Terraform
• Experience working on a fully integrated Agile product team
• Experience conducting unit and integration tests, across a variety of platforms
• Strong documentation and problem-solving skills
• Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Experience with Atlassian Jira/Confluence
• Strong verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
• Ability to lead technical conversations with stakeholders

50-70/h
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of
employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in
the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this
role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the
applicable law of the worksite location.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of AuthN and AuthZ systems, including Okta and AWS IAM Policies/Roles using attribute-based access controls
• Experience with testing frameworks and tools such as PyTest and Playwright

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.