Top Remote Software Engineer Jobs in Washington DC,

Leads software development and integration across multiple security domains in a Department of Defense system-of-systems environment. Develops and sustains Linux-based software using C, C++, and Java; independently resolves integration issues; supports CI/CD and DevSecOps practices; and collaborates with engineering teams and government stakeholders. The role also contributes to architectural evolution, Agile development processes, containerized services, and successful integration efforts.

Lead frontend feature releases and own user experience, performance, testing, and production health for a React and TypeScript dental practice management platform. Collaborate with backend engineers using Java Spring Boot, develop AI-powered interfaces, integrate AI tools such as Claude, participate in code reviews, improve team efficiency, and estimate development work for timely delivery.

Build and operate Node.js and TypeScript backend services using durable workflows and AI-assisted development. Define service patterns, orchestrate migrations, maintain MCP and AI workflow tooling, and improve observability through metrics, alerts, dashboards, and tracing. Handle production incidents, contribute targeted frontend changes in React and Angular, and collaborate on architecture and code reviews in a fully remote environment.

Develop and maintain backend systems and full-stack software using PHP and Node.js, including containerized microservices on AWS Kubernetes. Responsibilities include system design, coding, testing, code reviews, troubleshooting, deployments, production support, and technical guidance. The engineer collaborates with product owners, project managers, DevOps, QA, and data engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle, emphasizing reliability, performance, maintainability, and automated testing.

Own Telnyx’s global phone-number ordering pipeline, carrier integrations, regulatory automation, AI-powered order review, and Postgres data layer. Build reliable async Python services with retries, rollbacks, queues, SLA monitoring, document verification, auditability, and human escalation. Improve automation across dozens of vendors and 45+ countries while maintaining dashboards, analytics, and operational alerts across a large microservice estate.

Leads and develops a team of 4–6 software engineers building and operating React Native mobile applications, backend services, and administration platforms. Responsibilities include people management, architecture, code quality, technical debt reduction, delivery planning, cross-team collaboration, infrastructure and security coordination, engineering metrics, and rotating on-call support. The role remains technically engaged through design reviews, coding, troubleshooting, and architectural guidance.

Owns the design, development, security, performance, and scalability of Cerby’s cross-browser Manifest V3 extension. Builds React and TypeScript experiences across extension surfaces, manages service-worker synchronization and authentication workflows, and ensures secure credential handling. Responsibilities include dependency and supply-chain security, testing, observability, code reviews, mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and production delivery in an agile remote environment. The role also promotes responsible AI-assisted development practices.

Senior software engineering individual contributor responsible for owning systems or feature areas, making customer- and business-focused technical decisions, improving an agentic AI development framework, managing automated quality and defect reduction, leading design discussions, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-pod technical initiatives. The role requires hands-on software engineering leadership without direct people management, with emphasis on AI-assisted development, testing, safety, and organizational technical strategy.

Lead Nexcess’s product engineering organization, owning architecture, delivery, roadmap, team structure, engineering-manager development, hiring, and production accountability. Improve delivery speed and reliability using DORA metrics, AI-assisted engineering, automated testing, observability, trunk-based development, feature flags, and incident management. Guide modernization of legacy Perl and PHP systems, billing and payment platforms, hosting products, and infrastructure migrations while partnering closely with Product and senior stakeholders.

Own LoopMe’s Unity SDK product surface, including architecture, cross-platform native integrations, open-source publishing, CI/CD, reusable tooling, validation apps, licensing, testing, documentation, and partner support. Collaborate with iOS, Android, and quality engineering teams to maintain platform parity. The role requires deep Unity SDK architecture expertise, C#, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C++, mobile development, package distribution, and ad-tech privacy frameworks.