Full Stack Engineer
Kentro
Full Stack Engineer
Kentro
IT engineering and federal program management
Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers' missions, fostering professional growth, and making a positive impact on our communities.
By joining our supportive community, you will find that Kentro is dedicated to your personal and professional development. Together, we can drive meaningful change, spark innovation, and achieve extraordinary milestones.
Kentro is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to support our Innovation team - an engineer with a strong foundation in software development and solution architecture who thrives in writing code, designing and building technical solutions, and experimenting with new technologies, while understanding how applications operate on modern cloud platforms.
You'll design and prototype innovative, cloud-enabled solutions that evolve into reference architectures for enterprise adoption. You'll collaborate with infrastructure experts who own our platform and IaC foundations, so your solutions are deployable, maintainable, and scalable - your focus stays on building the solutions themselves.
The Role
You'll take a vague customer problem on Monday and demo a working prototype by Friday. Some of what you build gets thrown away; the best of it becomes reference architecture Kentro takes to federal customers. You'll work across AI/LLM tooling, cloud-native services, and whatever the problem demands.
This role is for engineers who want to stay hands-on - you'll spend most of your time building, not reviewing, and you'll own prototypes across the full stack, from backend services through the frontend that demos them.
Location: Hybrid, McLean, VA
Compensation Range: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $185,000 annually and reflects Kentro’s good-faith expectations at the time of posting. Final compensation is determined based on the role’s requirements, relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, work location, applicable security clearance requirements, market conditions, internal equity, and contract requirements.
This Job Description reflects the primary duties of the role; however, it is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Team members may be asked to take on additional responsibilities in alignment with customer expectations, business needs, and Kentro’s culture of collaboration and adaptability.
Focus: Solution Engineering, Application Development, Rapid Prototyping
Clearance Requirement:
Show Us What You've Built:
With your application, please include a link to something you've built - a public GitHub repo, an open-source contribution, a live demo, a side project, or a product you shipped. We care more about what you've made than how your resume reads. If your best work is proprietary, a short description of what you built and your specific role in it is also acceptable.
The Company
We believe in generating success collaboratively, enabling long-term mission success, and building trust for the next challenge. With you as our partner, let’s solve challenges, think innovatively, and maximize impact. As a valued member of our team, you have the unique opportunity to work in a diverse range of technology and business career paths, all while supporting our nation and delivering innovative technology solutions. We are a close community of experts that pride ourselves on creating an environment defined by teamwork, dedication, and excellence.
We hold three ISO certifications (27001:2013, 20000-1:2011, 9001:2015), two CMMI ML 3 ratings (DEV and SVC) and CMMC Level 2 Certification.
Industry Recognition
Growth | Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, DC Metro List Fastest Growing; Washington Business Journal: Fastest Growing Companies, Top Performing Small Technology Companies in Greater D.C.
Culture | Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 Honoree; Virginia Best Place to Work; Washington Business Journal: Best Places to Work, Corporate Diversity Index Winner – Mid-Size Companies, Companies Owned by People of Color; Department of Labor’s HireVets for our work helping veterans transition; SECAF Award of Excellence finalist; Victory Military Friendly Brand; Virginia Values Veterans (V3); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Corporate Breath Award
Benefits
We offer competitive benefits package including paid time off, healthcare benefits, supplemental benefits, 401k including an employer match, discount perks, rewards, and more. We invest in our employees – Every employee is eligible for education reimbursement for certifications, degrees, or professional development. Reimbursement amounts may fluctuate due to IRS limitations. We want you to grow as an expert and a leader and offer flexibility for you to take a course, complete a certification, or other professional growth and networking. We are committed to supporting your curiosity and sustaining a culture that prioritizes commitment to continuous professional development.
We work hard; we play hard. Kentro is committed to incorporating fun into every day. We dedicate funds for activities – virtual and in-person – e.g., we host happy hours, holiday events, fitness & wellness events, and annual celebrations. In alignment with our commitment to our communities, we also host and attend charity galas/events. We believe in appreciating your commitment and building a positive workspace for you to be creative, innovative, and happy.
Commitment Equal Opportunity Employment & VEVRAA
Kentro is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Kentro is strongly committed to compliance with VEVRAA and other applicable federal, state, and local laws governing equal employment opportunity. We have developed comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure our hiring practices align with these requirements.
As part of our VEVRAA compliance efforts, Kentro has established an equal opportunity plan outlining our commitment to recruiting, hiring, and advancing protected veterans. This plan is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure its effectiveness.
We encourage protected veterans to self-identify during the application process. This information is strictly confidential and will only be used for reporting and compliance purposes as required by law. Providing this information is voluntary and will not impact your employment eligibility.
Our commitment to equal employment opportunity extends beyond legal compliance. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees, including protected veterans, are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.
How to Apply
To apply to Kentro Positions- Please click on the job link and then click the blue “Apply” button at the top right of Job Description. Please upload your resume and complete all the application steps. You must fully submit the application for Kentro to consider you for a position. If you need alternative application methods, please email [email protected] and request assistance.
Accommodations
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you need to discuss reasonable accommodations, please email [email protected].
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Kentro delivers information technology engineering and business consulting services focused on Federal government agencies. It works by applying strategy, systems engineering, program management, and IT delivery skills to both large federal projects and smaller software solutions, ensuring disciplined planning and execution. The company differentiates itself by combining high-level strategic thinking with hands-on technical delivery, serving federal clients with a consistent, precision-driven approach across complex initiatives. Its goal is to help federal agencies achieve mission objectives through reliable, well-planned IT and engineering solutions.
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