Praxis Engineering Careers

Senior Software Engineer (Software Integration)

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work on meaningful, complex challenges where your expertise directly influences system performance, scalability, and reliability. This is a role where your technical depth and problem-solving skills will matter every day.

What you will be doing:

• Designing, developing, and enhancing software systems by analyzing complex requirements and translating them into robust solutions.
• Building microservices and backend integrations using modern Java frameworks (Dropwizard, Micronaut, Spring Boot, etc.).
• Implementing and optimizing NoSQL database solutions (MongoDB, CouchDB, etc.).
• Developing and consuming web services in a Service-Oriented Architecture (REST, SOAP, XML, WSDL).
• Debugging, testing, and refining software to improve efficiency, scalability, and response times.
• Documenting software for both technical and user-level needs.
• Working within Linux environments and contributing technical direction to meet program deadlines.
• Leveraging AWS and Android OS knowledge to deliver cloud-enabled and mobile-ready solutions.
• Continuously learning and applying new technologies to keep solutions modern and competitive.

What you need:

• 4–7 years of professional software/system development experience.
• Proven ability to design, build, and refine scalable software solutions.
• Experience with Java microservice frameworks and NoSQL databases.
• Strong background in service-oriented architectures, including REST and SOAP.
• Proficiency with Linux systems and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• A solid understanding of software performance optimization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
• Bonus: Experience with Android OS and hands-on exposure to Google Cloud services.

Clearance:
Minimum secret clearance required, although other clearances can be held and managed on the program

Salary range:

$129,021.00 - $243,984.00 (Annually)* 

REQ#: PRX-25-833

*The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems. 

With over 50 contracts (Prime + SubK), Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.  

*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.

Why Praxis? 
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace.   We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission.  We've been profitable year after year.  We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do.   We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best.  No red tape. No micromanagement.  Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

And then there is the...

Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits! 
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401K contribution/match.
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays  
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.          
  • Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• Tuition reimbursement!  
• Opportunity for career advancement - Grow with the company! 
• Employee Discounts! 
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day. 

Praxis Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.