Software Engineer Sr

Telos Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and operate Telos ID enrollment technology used across desktop, web, backend, and cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will support end-to-end development for identity-document processing, biometric capture, payments, enrollment-station hardware integrations, and AWS-based services that keep the platform running reliably.

This is an onsite position in Ashburn, VA, with a salary range of $110,000 to $150,000 per year. Telos also expects candidates to have 7+ years of professional software engineering experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and support production software using TypeScript, Vue 3, Quasar, Pinia, Electron, Node.js, and Fastify.
• Develop features for the Windows desktop enrollment application, including integrations with identity, document scanning, biometric, and payment hardware.
• Build and maintain web-based enrollment features and backend API services deployed on AWS.
• Create and maintain unit and end-to-end tests using Vitest, Jest, and Playwright.
• Contribute to GitLab CI/CD pipelines, build processes, desktop packaging, and release workflows.
• Support deployments running on AWS and Kubernetes, with infrastructure managed through Pulumi.
• Diagnose production issues spanning application, device, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Collaborate with product, operations, security, QA, government-program stakeholders, and external hardware vendors.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards.
• Document features, integration behavior, and operational procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 7+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production software.
• Strong TypeScript and JavaScript experience, including Vue 3 and a state management library.
• Experience delivering modern web applications and Node.js services.
• Experience with desktop software and Electron, plus hardware integrations or comparable systems-level work.
• Experience with AWS and infrastructure as code (examples provided: Pulumi, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation).
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, and production releases.
• Ability to understand complex business workflows and contribute technically across the platform.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a security-sensitive, regulated, or government-program environment.
• Willingness to obtain a U.S. government security clearance (background check required).

Technologies

TypeScript, Vue 3, Quasar, Pinia, Electron, Node.js, Fastify, Vitest, Jest, Playwright, GitLab CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, Pulumi, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Docker, Nx, Node-API, C/C++, SWIG, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Windows, U.S. government security clearance.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k

Preferred Qualifications

• Vue 3 Composition API, Quasar, Pinia, Fastify, Electron, Nx, Vitest, and Playwright.
• Experience supporting Windows desktop applications and native device SDK integrations (Node-API, C/C++, SWIG).
• AWS, Pulumi, Kubernetes, Docker, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Background in identity enrollment, document authentication, biometrics, payment processing, or regulated PII workflows.
• Experience with observability tooling including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Telos maintains a drug-free workplace and will conduct drug testing for applicants who accept an offer of employment.
• Telos participates in E-Verify, and employment is contingent upon confirmation from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of work authorization.
• Telos Corporation is an EEO/AA employer.