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VTG

Defense and intelligence services provider

Full Stack Developer

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMcLean, VA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph.
  • Demonstrated experience working within a Lean Agile software development environment.
  • Experience translating customer and system requirements into detailed technical and design specifications.
  • Strong experience designing system interfaces, integration points, data flows, and data exchange workflows.
  • Hands-on experience building or integrating large language model-based applications, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, and AI-assisted information retrieval.
  • Experience designing and implementing hybrid search pipelines combining BM25 and vector search.
  • Experience with data ingestion, document chunking, embeddings, vector retrieval, and RAG workflows.
  • Strong experience with Elasticsearch, including index design and optimization, query development, relevance tuning, and cluster scaling.
  • Hands-on front-end development experience using React, including Hooks, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
  • Hands-on backend development experience designing and developing RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js or comparable backend technologies.
  • Experience troubleshooting web protocols and server technologies, including Apache Tomcat, Node.js, Web Services, and SSL/TLS configurations.
  • Experience with modern JavaScript testing frameworks such as Jest or Karma.
  • Experience with DevOps and software development tools including Git, Jenkins, and Nexus.
  • Experience developing or supporting applications within cloud environments such as AWS.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain scalable software applications and systems.
  • Develop and integrate large language model-powered capabilities, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
  • Design and implement scalable search and information retrieval solutions using Elasticsearch.
  • Build data pipelines supporting hybrid search, including BM25 and vector-based retrieval.
  • Develop workflows for data ingestion, document chunking, embeddings, indexing, and vector retrieval.
  • Design and develop responsive Single Page Applications (SPAs) using React, HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript.
  • Design and develop backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js or comparable technologies.
  • Design system interfaces, integration points, data flows, and data exchange workflows.
  • Translate customer and system requirements into actionable technical designs and software solutions.
  • Perform unit testing, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot application issues, and maintain software quality.
  • Support web and server technologies, including Apache Tomcat, Node.js, Web Services, and SSL/TLS.
  • Develop and maintain solutions within approved cloud environments, including AWS.
  • Participate in Lean Agile ceremonies, including scrums, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other development activities.
  • Collaborate with security, engineering, operations, testing, and other technical teams.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve technical issues, clarify requirements, identify resource needs, and support project execution.
  • Utilize Git, Jenkins, and Nexus to support source control, CI/CD, build, and deployment activities.
  • Track vendor software roadmaps, releases, patches, and version updates.
  • Develop and maintain appropriate technical and system documentation.

About the Company

VTG

Defense and intelligence services provider

1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Lenoir, NC
Founded
1866

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