Senior Back-End Developer

Overview

DecisionPoint seeks Senior Back-End Developers to support enterprise application development for a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. These roles design and implement secure, scalable application logic, service layers, backend controllers, database integrations, and cross-system API interactions.

Senior Back-End Developers play a critical role in building stable, resilient platform capabilities that align with mission needs, DoD cybersecurity requirements, and modern software engineering best practices. They collaborate closely with front-end developers, architects, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and product managers to deliver quality releases within an Agile environment.

These positions are fully remote.

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Senior Back-End Developer will:

• Develop backend logic, services, controllers, and system integrations supporting enterprise applications.

• Build secure, efficient API endpoints, data-processing workflows, and backend automation.

• Implement robust database queries, stored procedures, and ORM-based data models.

• Optimize backend performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Ensure backend code adheres to DoD cybersecurity and secure coding standards.

• Support API authentication, authorization, and identity integration patterns.

• Troubleshoot backend defects, environment-specific issues, and integration gaps.

• Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and architecture discussions.

• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment readiness.

• Produce backend technical documentation, including service diagrams, API specifications, and integration notes.

• Mentor mid-level and junior developers on backend engineering best practices.

• Support Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and demos.

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

Must hold an active Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 3 background investigation.

Education (Required)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 8 years of experience in backend software development or full-stack engineering with backend emphasis.

• Experience developing enterprise backend services, APIs, and integrations.

• Experience with database development, data modeling, and performance tuning.

• Experience developing secure software aligned with DoD, federal, or industry cybersecurity requirements.

• Experience supporting Agile development teams and iterative delivery cycles.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Strong proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Node.js, or similar).

• Experience designing REST APIs, service-oriented components, and backend controllers.

• Understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases and integration patterns.

• Familiarity with secure coding practices and application-layer security.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with AWS GovCloud backend services or hybrid cloud integrations.

• Understanding of containerization, microservices, or serverless architectures.

• Experience with logging, monitoring, telemetry, and performance analytics.

Certifications

Required:

• CompTIA Security+

Preferred:

• ITIL v4 Foundation

• Cloud or backend framework certifications (AWS, Azure, Java, etc.)

Skills

• Strong backend engineering and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable backend solutions.

• Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration.

• Strong attention to detail and code quality.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced mission-driven environment.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.