--- title: 'Software Engineer at Swift' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-swift-annapolis-junction-f4718m9tr1ap' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Software Engineer at Swift - **Company:** Swift - **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-09-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/4934130008 ## Job description The Swift Group 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're  seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our mission-driven team Hanover, MD. Job Description: The Software Engineer (SWE) develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real- time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. The SWE will work individually and as part of a team. They will review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. The SWE will resolve software problem reports, utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment, and provide specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the- shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Responsibilities: - Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements. - Debug existing software and correct defects. - Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features. - Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments. - Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories. - Write or review software and system documentation. - Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance. Required Skills: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. - Two (2) years experience developing and customizing core applications such as Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge, and Service Catalog - Four (4) years of IT application systems experience in technology solutions delivery is required. - DoD 8570 compliance Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification. Security Clearance: - A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required. #OpsConsulting ## #LI-JP1 ## #LI-BT1 ## 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. 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