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title: 'Software Engineer at Swift'
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# Software Engineer at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-02-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/am9icG9zdDr9eLnjx49JgIw5A_P1xovv

## 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.

Swift is seeking a Software Engineer (SWE) to join our growing team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

In this role, you will support the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise application messaging and authorization services in a mission-critical environment. This role supports capabilities that enable the secure derivation, transfer, and sharing of tools and information across multiple security domains and Communities of Interest (COIs), connecting users and systems worldwide.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working on complex software systems, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, and contributing to both new development and sustainment efforts in a secure environment.

Responsibilities:

- Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting enterprise messaging and authorization services.
- Implement software capabilities based on documented requirements, including translating system-level needs into component-level designs.
- Support planning, execution, testing, deployment, and sustainment activities across the full software lifecycle.
- Perform software reviews, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure adherence to design requirements.
- Document test procedures and results in accordance with program standards and engineering best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve software problem reports, defects, and integration issues.
- Apply appropriate software development and design methodologies aligned to the environment (Agile, iterative development, or structured SDLC as required).
- Provide input to system design decisions, including:
- hardware/software trade-offs
- reuse of existing software components
- integration of COTS/GOTS solutions in place of new development
- Collaborate with systems engineers, network engineers, security personnel, and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet operational and security requirements.
- Support the deployment and sustainment of services across distributed environments supporting users worldwide.

Requirements: Level 0:

- 0+ years of Software Engineering experience. Detailed Description of Experience: Min 0 Years
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. 4 years of software engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree, for a total of 4 years' experience.

Level 1:

- 3+ years of Software Engineering experience. Detailed Description of Experience: Min 3 Years
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. An additional 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree, for a total of 7 years

Level 2:

- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience. Detailed Description of Experience: Min 5 Years
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree, for a total of 9 years.
- 2 years of work experience in the SIGINT, IA, or IT domains

Level 3:

- 8+ years of Software Engineering experience. Detailed Description of Experience: Min 8 Years
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. An additional 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree, for a total of 12 years
- 3 years of work experience in the SIGINT, IA, or IT domains

Level 4:

- 12+ years of Software Engineering experience. Detailed Description of Experience: Min 12 Years
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. An additional 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree, for a total of 16 years
- 5 years of work experience in the SIGINT, IA, or IT domains

Security Clearance:

- A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.

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## 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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