Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - Linux/Bash/Apache Airflow/Apache Spark/Docker/Podman/Git/AWS

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States — Hybrid

Annual salary: $130,000–$270,000, depending on years of experience.

Company

hirify.global develops timely, mission-focused software solutions and supports customers through practical engineering and continuous innovation.

What you will do

• Create and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow.
• Design, schedule, orchestrate, and monitor complex workflows using Airflow DAGs, operators, and sensors.
• Build reliable, scalable, observable, secure, and production-ready workflow orchestration solutions.
• Develop Bash automation and software using Python and Java.
• Use Apache Spark for distributed big-data processing.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to support data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases.

Requirements

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Either a master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 3 years of relevant software engineering experience; a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 5 years of relevant experience; or 7 years of relevant software engineering experience. Experience must be in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools.
• Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes.
• Recent software development experience using Python and Java.
• Experience with Apache Airflow, including DAG design, scheduling, operators, and sensors.
• Experience with distributed big-data processing engines, including Apache Spark.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, containers, and Podman.
• Experience with Git Source Control System.

Nice to have

• Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite, including JIRA and Confluence.
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud Services and Infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct-hire position; third-party staffing and recruiting firms are not considered.
• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution with no matching required and vesting from day one.
• $3,600 HSA contribution.
• Six weeks of paid time off.
• Company-paid employee medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Above-market hourly rates.