$61 - $66 per hour
Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid - Richmond, VA) Pay Range: $61 - $66/hour (W2 Only) Type: Contract (with potential for conversion) Location: Richmond, VA - Hybrid (2 days onsite) preferred. Remote considered for candida…
Engineering & IT · Richmond, VA
Software Engineer jobs in Richmond, VA
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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$36–$95/hr
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$126k
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forms. Collaborate with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and stakeholders to shape requirements and deliver integrated... ...and progress. Requirements At least 5 years of software engineering experience w…
Job Family: Information TechnologyJob Sub-Family: Software Product EngineeringCareer Specialization: Platform Development EngineeringCareer... ...Level: P3Job ProfileSub-Family DefinitionSoftware Product Engineering is r…
$98.61k - $167.64k
public and private-sector clients. ICF has the expertise, agility, and commitment to design, build, and operate high-performance IT engines to support all aspects of our client’s business.As a ServiceNow Architect, you w…
$200k
Junior Software Engineer Company Introduction We are a leading Government Contracting and Professional Services organization dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions that support critical mission objective…
$134.5k - $265.1k
ensuring the integrity of access to data.QualificationsRequired:BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Security, Engineering, Information Technology, Finance, Business, or relevant fields.Overall m…
$102.5k - $170.9k
Position Summary Join Deloitte’s AI & Engineering team to help clients modernize technology platforms, accelerate innovation, and... ...controls.1+ years of experience with CI/CD concepts and automated software delivery.…
$83.3k - $133.28k
help run what runs the world.This position reports to:Service Engineering Manager__The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, VAYour... ...analytics tools (Excel, Power BI), and project management software. Willin…
from the work)We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate AI-driven automation and agent-... ...APIs and data collectors and MCP services.Solid understanding of software engin…
$116.2k - $229.1k
Position Summary AI & Engineering/ EaaS - DevOps Engineer IIIBuild and scale modern DevOps capabilities that help clients accelerate... ...and operational improvement to help organizations strengthen software delivery pe…
$80.46k - $142.72k
is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are... ...standards such as IEC, CE, EN. Fluency in design and modelling software (Auto…
technical teams. Support system management, operational activities, and production issue resolution as needed. Follow structured software development methodologies and established system development practices. Required S…
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What software engineers earn in Richmond
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$50 | $74k–$104k |
| Mid level | $50–$71 | $104k–$148k |
| Senior | $69–$95 | $144k–$198k |
Adjusted for the Richmond 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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