$70 - $75 per hour
Job Description Job Description Software Engineer Location: Owings Mills, MD Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid Onsite 2 Days/Week Contract Details Position Type: Contract Contract Duration: 6 months Pay Rate: $70.00 $75.00 / Ho…
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Software Engineer jobs in Baltimore, MD
Software engineers design, build, and maintain the applications and systems behind modern products. The work spans writing code, reviewing designs, and keeping software reliable as it grows.
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$38–$101/hr
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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform... ...initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation…
business founded on the basic principle of delivering customer mission success.RBR-Technologies is seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (level 3 or 4) with Zero Trust experience to join our team and support a cu…
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Job Description Job Description Job Title: Software Engineer Job Description The Software Engineer designs, develops, and maintains complex applications and embedded systems with minimal supervision, contributing to adva…
traditionally defined problem space. We bring Public and Private, Civilian and Military expertise to every case. We are hiring a Software Engineer (Data Management) in Linthicum Heights, MD. Position location is subject…
Integrate AI technology into our product capabilities. Collaborate closely with hardware engineers in dynamic, hands-on lab environments to provide critical software expertise during development and troubleshooting phase…
clearance with agency appropriate polygraph). Capabilities The engineer will be heavily involved with the creation, maintenance, and... ...4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes…
Job Description Job Description Description Impruvon builds software and connected hardware that transforms how care teams manage medications... ...matter. About the Role We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join…
Job Description Job Description SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with both Polygraphs is required POSITION: Sr. Back-End Software Engineer / (AE,L4) REQUISITION: NIN-AE4-30.051925 LOCATION: Laurel, Maryland SEAT LOCATION: Emer…
Job Description Job Description SECURITY CLEARANCE : TS/SCI with both Polygraphs is required POSITION: Senior Software Engineer REQUISITION: NIN-AE4-17.022425 LOCATION: Ft. Meade, Maryland JOB DESCRIPTION: • The Software…
advancement. Davis Unlimited Information Technologies, Inc (DUIT) wants you! We have immediate openings for mid-senior level software engineer. We are looking for the best and brightest software engineers with 5 or more…
annual health and technology allowances, and access to a state-of-the-art technology lab. Learn more at Your Mission As a Software Engineer III, you will work on high-impact analytics development projects that support cr…
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What software engineers earn in Baltimore
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $38–$53 | $79k–$110k |
| Mid level | $53–$76 | $110k–$158k |
| Senior | $73–$101 | $152k–$210k |
Adjusted for the Baltimore market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Data structures and algorithmsSystem designGit and code reviewTesting and debuggingSQL and databasesAPIs and integrationCloud fundamentals (AWS/GCP/Azure)Clear written communicationCross-team collaboration
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a project you built and the technical decisions behind it.
Pick one project and go deep. Explain the tradeoffs you weighed, not just the stack you used, and name one thing you would do differently now.
How would you design a URL shortener (or similar small system)?
Start with requirements and rough scale before drawing boxes. Interviewers care more about how you reason through storage, uniqueness, and reads versus writes than a perfect answer.
Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
Describe your process: how you reproduced it, narrowed the cause, and confirmed the fix. A methodical story beats a dramatic one.
How do you decide when code is good enough to ship?
Talk about tests, review, and risk relative to the change. Showing judgment about tradeoffs matters more than claiming perfection.
Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate about a technical approach.
Show that you argued from evidence, listened, and committed to the outcome. Avoid stories where the point is simply that you were right.
How do you approach learning an unfamiliar codebase?
Mention concrete tactics: reading tests, tracing a request end to end, making a small safe change first. This signals you can become productive quickly.
What would you do if a production incident happened right before a deadline?
Prioritize stabilizing production and communicating early. Interviewers want calm triage, not heroics.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For software engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Name the languages and frameworks per role or project, not just in a skills block, so screeners can match you to the stack.
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Quantify outcomes in engineering terms: latency reduced, error rate cut, deploy time shortened, users served.
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Link to a GitHub profile or portfolio only if the pinned work is recent and readable.
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Describe your role on team projects precisely — 'built the payments service' reads very differently from 'worked on payments'.
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Keep the tech list honest; anything on the resume is fair game in the interview.
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For senior roles, show scope: systems owned, engineers mentored, decisions driven.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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