Top Remote Software Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC

Develop and maintain Python-based software applications integrating with hardware, sensors, peripherals, and single-board computers. Responsibilities include software design, testing, debugging, GUI development, hardware interfaces, system integration, documentation, troubleshooting, prototyping, and deployment support for government and mission-focused customers. The role is hybrid/remote-friendly and suited to an early-career or journeyman developer with approximately 2–5 years of experience.

Develop and maintain Tailscale’s open-source client and backend networking software. Design, test, document, and optimize networking components, distributed systems, and overlay routing features. Own services through observability, incident response, and customer escalations while collaborating with product managers and designers. Apply security-first practices and improve system efficiency, scalability, and stability in a fully remote, asynchronous startup environment.

Design, implement, test, and modernize backend services and integrations (TypeScript/Node.js and C++). Lead large projects, write technical specifications and API contracts, enforce coding standards, coach engineers, and drive legacy-to-modern migrations within online banking and core systems.

Build and maintain core digital banking experiences for bank administrators and customers. Responsibilities include developing user flows, robust REST APIs, backend services, and third-party integrations such as Plaid and SendGrid. The role emphasizes clean, tested, documented code, system design, error handling, logging, domain-driven design, microservice architecture, agile Scrum practices, architectural decision-making, technical guidance, and code reviews.

Design and own secure, scalable wallet infrastructure for custody, key management, transaction signing, authorization, recovery, and multichain systems. Architect support for MPC, HSMs, secure enclaves, TEEs, smart contract wallets, account abstraction, and emerging cryptographic approaches. Define security boundaries, policy engines, secrets management, authentication, and programmable authorization while making foundational build-versus-buy decisions and guiding systems from first principles through production.

Build and launch reliable, performant Android features for Airbnb’s account and commerce experiences. Responsibilities include designing declarative UI, implementing unidirectional state architecture, collaborating with backend, iOS, web, product, and design teams, writing tested maintainable code, participating in reviews, troubleshooting performance and reliability issues, and contributing to Android patterns and best practices.

Own the assessment, hardening, testing, modernization, and sustainment of a government SDN software baseline. Develop secure C++ and Python solutions, remediate vulnerabilities, improve testing, debug application and network issues, and support containerization, CI/CD, deployment, and security scanning. Collaborate with platform engineers and government stakeholders, document technical decisions, validate releases, and mentor engineers in Navy environments.

Build automated test harnesses, AI evaluation logic, model-based graders, regression coverage, release gates, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD workflows. Maintain build artifact publishing and dependable staging environments while improving upgrade safety, incident diagnosis, and production readiness. Participate in business-hours escalations and independently own quality or release systems end to end.

Build and maintain developer tools, SDKs, CLI, MCP interfaces, integrations, and supporting backend services. Collaborate on API contracts, compatibility, testing, releases, documentation, and shared tooling. Support developers through GitHub issues and pull requests while designing reliable systems with authentication, retries, idempotency, rate limits, monitoring, and error recovery.

The role involves optimizing hardware support within a software stack for AI model deployment, collaborating with teams and hardware vendors to enhance performance and portability across platforms.

Design, develop, test, and deploy supply chain software for inventory, warehouse, and fulfillment systems. Lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, coordinate cross-functional Agile projects, decompose work, delegate tasks, and promote strong development and testing practices. Build monitoring systems that ensure business-process correctness and support high-volume, data-intensive applications.

Own and evolve a shared engineering platform spanning cloud infrastructure, delivery tooling, reliability, security, authentication, and deployment. Build backend and full-stack solutions, improve production availability, lead platform projects and technology decisions, and support internal engineering teams through shared tooling, documentation, reviews, and coaching. Participate in on-call rotations and help scale an established product platform.

Own and improve the foundational infrastructure powering a cloud software platform across multiple hosting providers and physical sites. Responsibilities include designing infrastructure capabilities, operating and scaling production clusters, diagnosing complex cloud issues, improving reliability and startup latency, leading low-downtime upgrades and migrations, and participating in on-call support. The role requires strong container orchestration expertise, Go development skills, large-scale infrastructure experience, and a willingness to be on call.

Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable web and mobile applications using Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Docker, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Own architecture, APIs, data models, monitoring, performance, and code quality while collaborating with product, data, and DevOps teams. Provide technical leadership through system design, code reviews, mentoring, and continuous improvement in a remote-first healthcare technology environment.

Design, build, and ship native Android features in Kotlin for BJAK's AI Neobank app. Integrate backend APIs, improve performance, reduce crashes, collaborate with product/design, use analytics to iterate, and add on-device AI where it improves UX.

Lead technical strategy and execution for foundational Trust and Safety systems supporting consumer risk and credit reporting. Design and operate highly available backend systems, improve reliability and monitoring, establish engineering standards, guide complex cross-functional initiatives, and mentor engineers. The role involves ownership of system architecture, technical planning, operational readiness, code quality, and team development.

Develop scalable C++ software that defines and enforces endpoint behavior across millions of managed Windows endpoints. Responsibilities include implementing features, improving platform performance, shipping production code, designing new systems, writing architecture documents, defining subsystem contracts, and collaborating with server, UI, product, and design teams. The role requires deep Windows systems and kernel-driver expertise, with preferred experience in WHQL, minifilter or WFP drivers, macOS Endpoint Security, and Linux kernel development.

Build and scale Go backend services for agent quoting, configuration, and application submission. Design APIs and distributed systems, write unit and integration tests, resolve partner-specific issues, contribute to architecture, support production debugging, improve CI/CD automation, and use AI coding tools in daily engineering workflows. Collaborate with adjacent teams and mentor teammates through pairing and documentation.

Lead the technical vision and architectural evolution of Huntress’s Core Platform. Build complex Ruby on Rails features, solve scaling challenges, manage cross-team dependencies, drive architectural decisions, and oversee system lifecycle and technical risk. Mentor engineers, establish engineering excellence, collaborate with managers and product leaders, and help teams adopt AI coding tools responsibly.

Build and ship production software for Toast’s retail platform, partnering with engineering, product, and customers. Responsibilities include identifying opportunities, designing and prototyping end-to-end solutions, making foundational technical decisions, incorporating customer feedback, tracking industry trends, and deploying AI-powered experiences. The role supports large grocery and convenience-store customers and may involve visiting stores to understand operator workflows.

Develop and release full-stack features from discovery through production for a consumer-facing education technology product. Collaborate with engineers, designers, and program staff; make product and architectural decisions; write and review maintainable code; participate in on-call rotation; and improve platform operations and internal tooling.

Develop and support enterprise full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Python, React, and cloud technologies. Build secure APIs, microservices, integrations, chatbot interfaces, and conversational UI features. Deploy cloud-native applications with Azure or AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes while contributing to CI/CD, testing, monitoring, security, and architecture. Collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, and business teams in an agile environment.

Build and scale the PSA Liquidity Platform connecting buyers and sellers across PSA Partner Offers and eBay Consignment. Responsibilities include developing buyer tooling, pricing and ranking engines, seller experiences, microservices, distributed event-driven systems, and observability. The role owns end-to-end product delivery, cross-functional execution, technical architecture, ecosystem integrations, and production outcomes while using AI throughout the software development lifecycle.

Build and maintain Jamf software tools that help organizations manage Apple devices. Complete engineering tasks independently, collaborate with senior engineers and product teams, apply testing and quality practices, solve technical problems, communicate concepts across teams, and contribute to an inclusive agile environment. The role requires at least one year of enterprise software development experience and supports secure handling of sensitive data.

Develop, maintain, and optimize production-grade frontend code for enterprise client websites. Participate in code reviews, documentation, accessibility optimization, performance-focused animation, and agile collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The role requires delivering polished, scalable web experiences for external clients on fixed deadlines while working independently in a remote environment.