--- title: 'Software Engineer Lead 670 at Freedom Technology Solutions Group' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-lead-670-freedom-technology-solutions-group-herndon-54730210e28f' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Software Engineer Lead 670 at Freedom Technology Solutions Group - **Company:** Freedom Technology Solutions Group - **Location:** Herndon, VA - **Posted:** 2026-06-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/freedomconsulting/jobs/5151406007 ## Job description Freedom Technology Solutions Group is currently seeking a Software Engineer Lead to work on a suite of services that will supply users with tools to automate a wide range of enterprise-wide applications and data centric mission management applications, with a focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). The candidate will be part of a team of Software Developers, ETL Developers, and Data Scientists to enhance existing production applications and build out new web services on a routinized production cadence to meet the evolving needs of users. This role is focused on developing high-performance, distributed systems that operate on petabyte-scale structured and unstructured data, enabling mission users to rapidly access, process, and exploit critical information. You will operate at the intersection of big data, distributed systems, and mission analytics, building core platform capabilities such as ingest pipelines, text extraction services, and search infrastructure that directly enable downstream analytics, AI, and operational workflows. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for engineers who thrive on building scalable systems from the ground up, solving hard data problems, and delivering production-grade capabilities that operate in high-stakes, real-world environments. Responsibilities: - Participation with iterative software development teams with adherence to all reporting requirements. - Integrating AI/ML technology into a production web application. - Designing, developing and unit testing code for a production system and demonstration capabilities. - Developing rapid prototypes to drive out requirements and design. - Providing demonstrations and detailed walk through of features to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences. - Meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, developing user stories, and translating these into software development tasks. - Development of technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed. - Write and maintain technical documentation for application workflows, integrations, and compliance procedures. - Optimize and enhance application performance, ensuring scalability and security. Mandatory Skills: - An active security clearance with polygraph. - Demonstrated 4-6 years in backend development – must be proficient in both Python and Java - Demonstrated 4-6 years in frontend development like Angular - Demonstrated 6-8 years of AWS Architecture design proficiency - Significant proficiency 6-8 years in Linux – shell scripting, mounting drives, text editing with vi or emacs, system diagnostic checks [memory management, process running] - Demonstrated 2-3 years working with AI/ML development and data science understanding - Demonstrated experience on Agile software development teams following Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban. - Demonstrated experience using Jira, Confluence, and GitHub for documenting work and team collaboration. - Minimum 6-8 years of experience with SQL and NOSQL databases - Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated experience with development and deployment of applications in the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment or an Amazon Web Services cloud environment. - Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated experience with search & analytic tools. Examples to include ElasticSearch, Solr/Lucene, OpenSearch. - Minimum 2-4 years of demonstrated (Extract, Transform, Load - ETL) with large structured and unstructured raw data sets. - Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated ability to design, develop, test and implement new applications based on project requirements. - The ability to work individually as well as the ability to work in project teams. Proven ability in decomposing concepts to discrete development tasks and managing your work to a deadline. - Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated ability in microservices up to and including docker, podman, and or containerization services. - Minimum 6-8 years in Object Oriented programming. Python is preferred software development language Desired Skills: - Demonstrated experience with text analytics and its applications/role/use in business intelligence/business analytics (i.e. search, entity extraction, sentiment analysis, document summarization, document categorization) whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience developing proof of concepts of new technologies and evaluating the state of the art in machine learning algorithms for text analytics whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, Tensorflow whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience with data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Pandas, D3.js, ggplot, etc) whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience with Relational or Non-Relational data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience using Natural Language Processing tools such as spaCy, NLTK, Stanford CoreNLP, or Gensim Natural Language Processing whether through education or experience. - Demonstrated experience using some of the following; Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Search Ranking, Duplicate Detection, Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), Image Recognition, Fuzzy Search, Named Entity Recognition (NER), Document Categorization. What’s in It for You? Flexible work environment A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits A work-life balance you can count on Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime The Benefits You Get with Freedom Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days Competitive salary offerings Paid training and tuition reimbursement Referral bonuses Fully paid life and disability Annual logo wear allowance Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours) Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture?  Contact us today!  We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status [Applicant Federal & E-Verify Postings](https://mandatoryview.com/?LicenceId=68AE0E8B-8F89-4338-AECF-06FBE1679FD2&ProductType=OnlineApplicant) VEVRAA Federal Contractor Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at Phone: 410-290-9035 Email: recruiting@goftsg.com Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you want to view the EEO Law poster, please choose your language: [English](https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf) - [Spanish](https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster_spanish.pdf) - [Arabic](https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster_arabic.pdf) - [Chinese](https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster_chinese.pdf) If you want to view the EEO Law Supplement poster, please choose your language: [English](https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf) - [Spanish](https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_SP_JRFQA508c.pdf) - [Chinese](https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_CH_JRFQA508c.pdf) If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: [English](https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf) ## About Freedom Technology Solutions Group ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Freedom Technology Solutions Group provides IT services and solutions in geographic information systems, software engineering, cloud computing, business intelligence, DevSecOps, and data security primarily for U.S. government and intelligence community clients. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: Columbia, Maryland, United States - **Founded**: 2004 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Information Technology & Services, Government Contracting, Geospatial Intelligence - **Target customers**: B2G – U.S. federal government, intelligence community, defense agencies - **Mission statement**: “Provide employees with the ‘Freedom’ to grow and focus on their skills, and not worry about red tape or jumping through corporate hoops” while ensuring clients receive top-quality, mission-focused solutions. [goftsg.com](https://goftsg.com/about-freedom/) ## Products & Services Freedom offers a suite of professional services rather than packaged products. Major service lines include: - **Geographic Information Systems (GIS)**: Development of large raster enterprise systems and geospatial solutions. - **Software Engineering**: Secure, scalable application development tailored for the intelligence community. - **Business Intelligence**: Data visualization, dashboard development, ad-hoc reporting, and advanced analytics. - **Data Engineering/Analytics**: Relational/SQL and big data/NoSQL database design and maintenance. - **DevSecOps**: Implementation to accelerate software releases by removing bottlenecks. - **Cloud Computing**: IT infrastructure support, cloud migration, and scalable cloud solutions. - **Data Security**: Safeguarding critical information and systems from internal and external threats. [goftsg.com](https://goftsg.com/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric – Annual Revenue**: USD $8.5 million (LinkedIn estimate) - **Key Metric – Total Funding**: Venture round raised on 2021-10-01 (amount not publicly disclosed) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Acquired Geodata IT, LLC in March 2020. Clients include U.S. government agencies and prime contractors. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount: 116 employees (+14.2% YoY, +21 people) - Active job postings: 80 (yearly increase of +37.9%, quarterly increase of +33.3%) - Offices in Columbia (HQ), Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, Springfield, St. Louis, McLean, Herndon - Key talent sources include Marathon TS, Lockheed Martin, SAIC, Peraton, Leidos, and others. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/goftsg) ## Competitive Advantages - **Security Clearance Expertise**: Strong focus on TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph positions – a high barrier to entry for competitors. - **Deep Government/IC Relationships**: Proven track record delivering mission-critical solutions for intelligence and defense clients. - **Culture of Autonomy**: “No red tape” environment that attracts experienced engineers who want to focus on technical work. - **Employee Benefits Package**: Fully paid medical insurance, 160% 401(k) match with no vesting period, $10k/year tuition reimbursement, unlimited training dollars, and referral bonuses up to $20k. - **Acquisition of Geodata IT**: Expanded capabilities and client base in geospatial and IT services. [goftsg.com/benefits](https://goftsg.com/benefits/) ## Strategic Focus - Continue serving the intelligence community and U.S. government with specialized IT and geospatial solutions. - Expand capabilities in cloud computing, DevSecOps, and data analytics. - Grow through targeted acquisitions (e.g., Geodata IT) and organic hiring. - Maintain a culture that retains top talent through exceptional benefits and career development opportunities. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Rated 4.5/5 on Glassdoor-style metrics (Work-Life: 4.6, Compensation: 4.5, Culture: 4.5, Career: 4.0). Emphasizes employee freedom, collaboration, and professional growth. - **Work Policy**: Most roles are on-site at client locations in Maryland, Virginia, and Missouri (e.g., Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, St. Louis). Some positions may allow hybrid arrangements; remote is not typical due to security requirements. - **Benefits Highlights**: - Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Cigna) - 401(k) with 160% match, no vesting period - $10,000/year college tuition reimbursement - Unlimited training dollars for courses and conferences - Certification bonuses - Referral bonuses up to $20,000 for employee referrals, $10,000 for external referrals with active TS/SCI - Employee recognition platform with monthly peer-to-peer awards - Paid site closure days (additional PTO) - **Engineering Culture**: Technical teams focus on “using the right technology to create flexible, long-lasting solutions.” Knowledge sharing between junior and senior engineers is encouraged. ## Sources 1. [goftsg.com – Homepage](https://goftsg.com/) 2. [goftsg.com – About Freedom](https://goftsg.com/about-freedom/) 3. [Greenhouse – Jobs at Freedom Technology Solutions Group](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/freedomconsulting) 4. [LinkedIn – Freedom Technology Solutions Group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/goftsg) 5. 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