# Software Engineer 2 - XKS

Description Markon is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer Level 2 to support a customer in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. This role will focus on developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems supporting the XKS mission. The position requires strong C++ development expertise, with an emphasis on data ingestion, processing, and component development within high-performance analytic environments. The engineer will work as part of a core development team to design, integrate, test, and optimize mission-critical software solutions. Responsibilities Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex software applications using C++. Develop and optimize data ingestion and processing components supporting large-scale analytic systems. Analyze system requirements and translate them into software designs, technical specifications, and functional components. Develop and integrate software components supporting high-volume data processing and real-time analytic capabilities. Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects to improve system reliability and performance. Conduct software testing, code reviews, and quality assurance to ensure compliance with desi

- **Id**: 3829184
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/markon-solutions-software-engineer-2-xks>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Annapolis Junction, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 14
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T19:03:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T23:28:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5425
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Intelligence, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Facilities Management

## Company

- **Id**: 3863685
- **Name**: Markon Solutions
- **Domain**: markonsolutions.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/markon-solutions>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 145000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 145000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 14
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T19:03:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 99
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.993
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:2, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 145000
- **Is top pay**: no

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