Workday
Software Application Engineer (US Federal)
$110K–$195K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in each of the four stated areas: UML/Web application development or SaaS; object-oriented language design and development; business application design and development; software performance design and analysis.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native) to work on the U.S. federal government contracts.
About the job
Develops and maintains business applications for U.S. federal government contracts, collaborating with product and QA teams and troubleshooting customer issues.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with Product Managers and QA Engineers on functional design and requirements analysis; design and develop products in a metadata-driven environment.
- Build and maintain robust, efficient, maintainable code using object-oriented frameworks and class modeling.
- Troubleshoot customer-reported issues and participate in mentoring and knowledge-sharing activities.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of experience with UML, Web application development or SaaS technologies.
- 4+ years of design and development experience using an object-oriented language.
- 4+ years of experience designing and developing business applications.
- 4+ years of experience designing and analyzing software for performance.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required.
- Experience with JSON, REST, and GraphQL; DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification is preferred.
Pay
$121,200 USD - $181,800 USD (base salary); $109,700 USD - $194,800 USD (base salary)
Tools
UML, SaaS, Java, Python, C#, C++, JSON, REST
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