Software Engineer

Overview

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI/data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.

We've been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for six straight years and named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming home for those looking to grow and contribute to positive change. We encourage all employees to expand beyond their boundaries, dive into important world-changing Federal challenges.

Position Summary

We are actively seeking Software Engineers to design, build, and evolve high-impact, mission-critical platforms supporting federal customers.

In this role, you will contribute to and own complex features end-to-end, influence architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and help shape engineering standards and best practices across Credence. This is a hands-on role for engineers who enjoy solving hard problems at scale while operating in secure, regulated environments.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

Software Development & Delivery

• Contribute to and lead end-to-end software development activities including architecture, design reviews, implementation, automated testing, optimization, deployment, and post-production monitoring
• Enhance shared frameworks, reusable services, and platform components, contributing to CI/CD pipelines, build tooling, container orchestration, and cloud-native runtime environments
• Champion engineering excellence and modern development patterns, leveraging Credence's accelerators to enhance delivery quality and ensure projects are executed on time and within scope.

Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Build scalable, secure, and resilient application components, independently owning complex features and cross-cutting architectural concerns
• Drive design discussions, technical roadmaps, and modernization initiatives, balancing performance, cost, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Translate complex mission, security, and regulatory requirements into scalable and maintainable software solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.

System Reliability, Testing & Validation

• Conduct root-cause analysis across distributed systems, diagnosing issues that span application, infrastructure, and pipeline layers to protect uptime and mission continuity.
• Establish robust testing and observability practices to ensure high-quality releases and maintain customer trust.

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide technical leadership across engineering initiatives, guiding design decisions, architecture reviews, and coding standards.
• Mentor junior engineers through coaching and structured feedback, promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaborative problem-solving.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product managers, engineering, security stakeholders, and federal customers to align technical execution with mission outcomes.
• Work directly with federal customers to understand requirements and translate operational needs into technical solutions.

Platform, Tooling & DevSecOps Excellence

• Enhance and evolve shared frameworks, reusable services, and CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, secure, repeatable delivery.
• Champion secure coding practices, zero-trust principles, and compliance with federal cybersecurity frameworks.

Innovation & Thought Leadership

• Stay current with advancements in AI and engineering practices and technologies, incorporating relevant innovations where they add clear value to the platform and mission.
• Contribute to the evolution of Credence's engineering maturity and best practices.

Requirements

• US Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance (Active Secret preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field-or equivalent hands‑on experience
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience. Mid-level engineers (3-6 years); Senior engineers (7+ years).
• Strong proficiency in modern languages such as Python, Java, C#, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and scalable software architecture
• Hands‑on experience building RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud‑native applications (containerized or event‑driven)
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including automation, IAM, networking, and compute services
• Practical DevOps/DevSecOps skills with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar tools
• Excellent technical communication and collaboration skills, with ability to influence engineering direction and support production systems in fast-paced, mission-critical environments

Preferred:

• Experience supporting production systems in regulated or compliance-driven environments (e.g., federal, defense, healthcare, or financial systems) is a plus.
• Familiarity with security frameworks or compliance processes (such as NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, or Zero Trust concepts).
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, internal engineering communities, or formal mentorship programs

Why This Role & Why Credence

• Build mission‑critical tech: Work directly with federal customers to understand operational problems and deploy AI solutions that demonstrably improve mission outcomes
• Grow your career fast in a Top Workplace with strong mentorship and real engineering ownership.
• Work in a values‑driven culture focused on servant leadership, high performance, and delivering measurable outcomes for our customers.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources