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title: 'Full Stack Software Developer at Swift'
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# Full Stack Software Developer at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Mclean, VA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/am9icG9zdDq5RU0_qkrCX1U6WJ8-v75X

## Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Full Stack Software Developer in McLean, VA.

You will provide full stack development support to client's web applications' expanding cloud infrastructure. You will be leveraging coding skills and expertise in cloud computing to design, develop, test, and deploy scalable and efficient web applications, supporting client's customers.

Responsibilities:

- Developing new architecture to meet cloud requirements of Sponsor's web applications
- Performing operation and maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshe>oting of Sponsor's web applications in Sponsor's cloud environment
- Implementing custom cloud functionality using development languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript
- Customizing existing and creating new tools for displaying, retrieving, and analyzing data in the web environment
- Developing new or adapting existing techniques to increase the speed and improve the visual display quality and interactive behavior of Sponsor's web delivery methods
- Interfacing with counterparts in other government agencies to identify and ingest data
- Programming customized code, scripts, modules, and libraries for analysis functions using appropriate scripting and development languages
- Updating and improvingSponsor's existing customized code, scripts, modules, etc. as needed
- Testing and troubleshooting Sponsor-developed software solutions in a development/test environment
- Maintaining the Extract Transform Load {ETL) process to dynamically pull data from various sources, normalize it; and store it
- Adding new data sources based on Sponsor requirements, monitoring existing sources, and troubleshooting and fixing issues as they arise
- Performing operations and maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting of Sponsor's web applications in Sponsor's outward-facing cloud environment
- Assisting with deploying web tools to Sponsor's Cloud architecture
- Providing metadata, commented code, user manuals, system requirements, system security plans, and other documents required for future users
- Creating and delivering program and project artifacts and deliverables
- Supporting Sponsor's and program's strategic and tactical planning activities

Requirements:

- Demonstrated professional experience with the following required tools, systems, services, and data types:- Programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, and C++
- Cloud computing services from major providers, including experience with cloud-based development and deployment
- Database management systems, such as Oracle
- Version control systems, such as Git
- Web development frameworks and technologies, such as Flask and Django
- US citizenship and an active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Experience:

- Demonstrated professional experience with the following desired tools, systems, services, and data types:- Experience with Sponsor's enterprise services, security controls, and data management practices
- Familiarity with outward-facing Cloud environment and outward-facing applications
- Experience with APls and data management tools or structures.

## About Swift

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics.
- **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions.
- **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs.
- **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments.
- **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world.
- **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle.
- **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions.
- **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools.
- **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients.
- **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation.
- **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site.
- **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.
- **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization.

## Sources
1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/)
2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/)
3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/)
4. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group)

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