Web Developer
Fort Meade, MD TS/SCI with Polygraph Full-Time $115,000 – $150,000 Actively hiring
Active TS/SCI clearance required. Benz Technology is unable to sponsor security clearances. U.S. citizenship required.
About the Role
You will serve as a core engineer on a small team delivering enterprise web services deployed in AWS. This mid-level role expects you to own features end-to-end across the full stack, contribute to architectural decisions, and drive improvements to reliability and maintainability across multiple production applications.
Responsibilities
Design and implement features across the API, UI, and data layers with limited supervision
Own production services — deploy, monitor, troubleshoot incidents, and drive root-cause fixes
Contribute to system architecture discussions including tradeoffs, scalability, and security
Participate actively in code reviews and establish maintainable patterns across the codebase
Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver iteratively in an Agile environment
Write clear technical approaches and documentation when needed
Required Qualifications
Proficiency in one or more: PHP, .NET C#, Java, Node.js, or Python
Front-end development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as Vue.js or React
Deploying and operating software on Linux — service configuration, logging, basic networking, and automation
Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, authentication/authorization patterns, and secure coding practices
Working knowledge of relational databases including indexing and practical query tuning
Desired Qualifications
Hands-on AWS experience: IAM, EC2, ALB, S3, RDS, CloudWatch — or Azure equivalents
Nginx, Apache, or Tomcat configuration and performance tuning
Scripting and automation with PowerShell and/or Python; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Experience supporting production services and participating in incident response or on-call rotations
Why engineers join Benz
15% employer 401(k) — vested day one, no match required
28 paid days off per year
$7,500 annual tuition reimbursement
$2,500 training & development budget
28 years in business — our engineers stay through recompetes