{"id":2186351,"url":"https://alion.io/job/freedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780","title":"Junior Software Engineer 780","company":{"id":98194,"name":"Freedom Consulting Group","domain":"freedomconsultinggroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/freedom-consulting-group","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":96,"ghost_share":0.188,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":88,"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Columbia, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":110000,"max":155000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":155000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":".NET","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"C#","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Apache Tomcat","optional":true},{"name":"Java","optional":true},{"name":"Nginx","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-09T13:28:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T17:28:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":2},"description":"Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join our team developing geospatial analysis, data processing, visualization, and AI-enabled solutions using modern cloud technologies and the ArcGIS Enterprise technology stack.\nThis is a prime contract opportunity where you'll work alongside experienced engineers on mission-critical systems while building your skills in software development, AWS, artificial intelligence, geospatial technologies, and DevOps.\nYou don't need to be a GIS or AI expert to be successful in this role. We're looking for someone with a solid software development foundation, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and experiment with emerging technologies.\nWhat You'll Do\nAs a Software Engineer, you'll contribute to applications and services that process, analyze, and visualize geospatial data. You'll also have opportunities to explore how AI and machine learning can be incorporated into applications, development workflows, data analysis, and automation.\nYou'll have the opportunity to:\nDevelop, test, and maintain software applications, APIs, and geospatial services.\nWrite clean, maintainable code using languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C++, or .NET.\nWork with experienced engineers to design and implement new capabilities.\nExplore the use of AI and generative AI to enhance applications, automate workflows, analyze data, and improve software development processes.\nGain experience integrating AI models and services through APIs into software applications and workflows.\nLearn how applications integrate with ArcGIS Enterprise, databases, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled services.\nWork with AWS and cloud-based development and deployment environments.\nUse Git and modern software development workflows to manage and collaborate on code.\nParticipate in code reviews and learn software engineering best practices from experienced team members.\nTroubleshoot software issues and help improve application performance and reliability.\nGain exposure to CI/CD, DevOps, containers, APIs, AI-assisted development, and enterprise software deployment.\nWork with geospatial data and near-real-time data feeds supporting mission applications.\nRequired Qualifications\nActive TS/SCI with Polygraph\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. Four (4) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.\nCoursework, internship, project, or professional experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C++, .NET, or SQL.\nBasic understanding of software development concepts and object-oriented programming.\nFamiliarity with source control tools such as Git.\nInterest in learning cloud technologies, AI/ML, enterprise software development, and geospatial systems.\nStrong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.\nAbility to collaborate and communicate effectively within a technical team.\nDesired Qualifications\nArtificial intelligence, machine learning, or generative AI\nLarge Language Models (LLMs) and AI APIs\nAI-assisted software development tools\nAWS or other cloud platforms\nJavaScript and Node.js\nPython\nREST APIs and web services\nLinux\nCI/CD and DevOps concepts\nDatabases and SQL\nDocker or container technologies\nGIS, mapping, or geospatial data\nEsri ArcGIS products\nNear-real-time data processing\nAcademic projects, internships, personal projects, hackathons, or other hands-on experience with AI/ML, LLMs, Python, cloud technologies, or geospatial applications are a plus.\nTechnologies You'll Work With\nOur environment includes a broad mix of modern software, cloud, AI, and geospatial technologies:\nPython\nJavaScript\nNode.js\n.NET\nAWS\nAI/ML\nGenerative AI\nLLMs\nGit\nLinux\nREST APIs\nKong\nTomcat\nNginx\nArcGIS Enterprise\nGeoEvent Server\nMapProxy\nWhy This Is a Great Early-Career Opportunity\nThis role provides an opportunity to build experience across some of today's most valuable technical areas: software engineering, AWS, AI/ML, enterprise systems, DevOps, and geospatial technology-while working on a prime contract supporting mission-critical customer requirements.\nYou'll work alongside experienced engineers who can help you grow your technical skills while giving you opportunities to experiment with emerging technologies and take on increasing responsibility as you develop.\nIf you're early in your software engineering career and looking for a place where you can write real code, explore AI, learn modern cloud technologies, and contribute to meaningful systems, we'd like to hear from you.\nThe estimated salary range for this position is between $110,000-$155,000 (annualized USD). This range reflects the typical pay for the role and is one part of the company's comprehensive compensation package. Actual salaries are influenced by several factors, such as location, the individual’s education, skills, experience, and competencies, as well as contract affordability and organizational needs.\nWhat’s in It for You?\nFlexible work environment\nA team mentality - work with friendly, like-minded professionals\nWork with innovative, cutting edge technologies\nEnjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits\nA work-life balance you can count on\nOpportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime\nThe Benefits You Get with Freedom\nAmazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more\nGenerous paid time off - including paid site closure days\nCompetitive salary offerings\nPaid training and tuition reimbursement\nReferral bonuses\nFully paid life and disability\nAnnual logo wear allowance\nCompany sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)\nInterested in learning more about Freedom and our culture? Contact us today! We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.\nAs an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status\nApplicant Federal & E-Verify Postings\nVEVRAA Federal Contractor\nAccessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at\nPhone: 410-290-9035 \nEmail: \nEqual Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.\nIf you want to view the EEO Law poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese\nIf you want to view the EEO Law Supplement poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Chinese\nIf you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: English","description_format":"text","description_chars":6695,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[{"language":"Chinese","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"Spanish","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"Arabic","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Security","IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","Cloud Consulting & Migration","Data Engineering & Migration Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-09T16:34:04Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":92500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":1}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":88,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":155000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/freedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/freedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T18:32:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29990,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":98194},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=98194"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffreedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffreedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffreedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/freedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffreedom-consulting-group-junior-software-engineer-780"}]}