Software Engineer (Mid/Senior)

Join Our Innovative Team at Mile 2!

Do you like solving tough problems and building cool tech? Do you thrive in a team where creativity is encouraged? If so, Mile 2 might be the place for you. We're all about tackling complex challenges and creating advanced solutions that make a tangible impact for our government partners. We use the latest tech to create seamless integrations between human expertise and machine capabilities.

Our core values guide everything we do: 

• Supported Autonomy: We trust you to take initiative and make decisions, but we've always got your back. 
• Humble Expertise: We respect everyone's knowledge and skills, creating an environment where we learn and grow together. 
• Success is a Team Effort: We believe that we can only achieve great things when we work as a team. 
• Tangible Results: We're motivated by the desire to create real, measurable impacts through our work.

When you join us, you'll work on meaningful projects that challenge you and help you grow. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment, competitive benefits, and plenty of opportunities to advance your career. If you're ready to level up and be part of something special, check out our current openings and apply today. 

Position Overview 

Mile 2 is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support the development, integration, sustainment, and modernization of cloud-based software and data services for a Department of the Air Force customer. The Software Engineer will work as part of an Agile development team supporting operational and emerging capabilities within a large-scale enterprise data and catalog ecosystem. The role will primarily focus on backend or full-stack software development, including cloud-native applications, APIs and microservices, data storage and retrieval, automation, event-driven architectures, and containerized deployments.

What You'll Do 

• Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain cloud-native software applications and services.
• Develop backend services, APIs, microservices, and supporting application components for enterprise data and catalog capabilities.
• Design and integrate solutions involving databases, object storage, metadata, tagging, search, indexing, and data retrieval.
• Develop and maintain software supporting event-driven and distributed architectures.
• Build automation to improve application deployment, integration, testing, configuration, and operational sustainment.
• Develop containerized applications and support deployment to Kubernetes-based cloud environments.
• Integrate software into established CI/CD pipelines and Government-managed GitLab repositories.
• Maintain and enhance existing operational applications, including troubleshooting, bug fixes, performance improvements, refactoring, and minor capability enhancements.
• Support the development and integration of services such as catalog management, object storage, enterprise search, source citation, metadata management, and related enterprise data services.
• Develop secure software following applicable cybersecurity, Zero Trust, and secure software development practices.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and system tests to support reliable software delivery.
• Collaborate with software engineers, DevSecOps engineers, architects, product owners, Scrum Masters, and Government technical stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and technical design discussions.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API/interface documentation, software dependencies, deployment documentation, and user or integration guidance.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical direction when appropriate.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements to architecture, performance, maintainability, reliability, and scalability.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• Must have DoD Common Access Card (CAC)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years of software development experience.
• Strong experience developing production software in a modern programming language.
• Experience developing backend services, APIs, distributed applications, or full-stack applications.
• Experience working with databases and persistent data stores.
• Experience with modern software development practices including source control, automated testing, code review, and CI/CD.
• Experience developing software within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems and develop solutions based on customer requirements.
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active U.S. Security Clearance 
• Designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications.
• Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker.
• AWS, Azure, GCP, or Department of Defense cloud environments.
• Infrastructure, deployment, or configuration automation.
• GitLab and GitLab CI/CD.
• Microservices and distributed system architectures.
• Event-driven architectures, messaging, or publish/subscribe patterns.
• RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, and service integration.
• Relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Object storage technologies.
• Enterprise search, indexing, or search platforms.
• Metadata management, tagging, data catalogs, or data discovery platforms.
• Secure software development and DevSecOps practices.
• Automated unit, integration, regression, and system testing.
• Application monitoring, logging, observability, and performance optimization.
• User interface development using modern web frameworks for candidates pursuing the full-stack track.
• Experience developing software for DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
• Relevant Scrum or Agile certification.
• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.

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Defense Work 

This role supports U.S. Department of Defense customers. Employees may be assigned to different projects over time, including projects involving defense operations.

Our Approach to AI in Hiring

At Mile 2, applications are reviewed by real people—not filtered out by bots. Authenticity matters more than keyword tricks. 

We know you're probably using AI tools to help draft or polish your resumes, and that’s fine! We're using AI to write this blurb about AI!  But we expect you to make it your own. Resumes that feel copy-pasted —repetitive, oddly phrased, “too perfect” matches to our job description— may hurt your chances. Adding personal touches and real examples of your work will make your application stronger. We look forward to meeting the real you!

The use of AI tools or other external assistance during interviews is not permitted.

Screener Questions

Please answer all screener questions honestly and thoroughly (rather than writing “see resume”). These are reviewed by real people—not bots—and play an important role in our selection process. Thoughtful responses will strengthen your application.