Top Software Engineer Jobs in Washington DC,

Lead the architecture and redesign of Axon’s multi-cloud networking stack across AWS, Azure, and devices. Define connectivity, reliability, security, performance, compliance, and cost strategies; guide production rollout and cross-team initiatives; identify risks; advise engineering leadership; mentor senior engineers; and establish engineering standards. The role also includes setting group-level AI strategy and using AI tools to accelerate software development.

Build and test backend APIs, React and TypeScript interfaces, data pipeline steps, and AI-powered features for the Narrative Analytics platform. Work with Python, Django REST Framework, Metaflow, OpenSearch, AWS, and LLMs while collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and analysts. Responsibilities include writing code, evaluating prompts, troubleshooting deployments, upgrading dependencies, and fixing production issues.

Lead end-to-end technical deployments for enterprise and cleared customers. Build production frontend and backend systems, reusable deployment capabilities, integrations, testing, observability, and human-review workflows. Partner with customer security and infrastructure teams on restricted environments, deployment readiness, release procedures, and operational handoff. Coach teammates, capture reusable practices, troubleshoot with limited tooling, and translate customer insights into product feedback. The role requires an active U.S. government clearance and up to 50% travel.

Develop and maintain Microsoft PowerApps, Power Automate, and SharePoint applications supporting cloud modernization initiatives. Gather requirements, design solutions, demonstrate applications, document systems, maintain existing platforms, and provide surge support for urgent projects. The role requires SharePoint development, customer support, Agile practices, requirements analysis, and adaptability across technical assignments in a federal government contracting environment.

Build and operate full-stack software for legal case analysis, including interfaces, data models, document-processing workflows, retrieval and LLM-powered features. Design systems that connect claims to evidence, preserve competing interpretations, evaluate AI outputs, incorporate attorney corrections, and protect case-sensitive information. Own major features from design through launch, make architectural tradeoffs, review code, and guide technical decisions while collaborating with lawyers, founders, and engineers.

Develop and operate mission-critical, cloud-based full-stack software for satellite tracking, analytics, radar orchestration, and data delivery. Responsibilities include building distributed backend services, designing APIs and message-driven workflows, ensuring reliability and security, participating in requirements discussions, supporting production systems and on-call rotations, and contributing to DOD/IC customer initiatives. The role also involves using generative AI and owning services throughout their development lifecycle.

Build and deploy full-stack applications in secure environments for military decision-support missions. Develop fast, auditable backend microservices and message-driven workflows using Go, Java, or Python, alongside React and TypeScript interfaces with comparative and geospatial visualizations. Collaborate with architects, designers, product managers, and subject-matter experts; tune performance, implement automated testing, document work, and support secure delivery pipelines.

Leads enterprise application development, database management, Power Platform architecture, workflow automation, reporting, integrations, and modernization initiatives. Oversees technical design, development governance, secure application practices, documentation, and compliance with government requirements. Provides hands-on solution delivery, mentors developers, and supports AI, machine learning, chatbot, and automation efforts in secure federal environments.

DNC Technology interns support projects across data analytics, software engineering, product, cybersecurity, and technology user support. Interns collaborate with mentors, attend team meetings, assist with weekly operations phone shifts, and participate in political and organizational activities. Data interns may use SQL, Python, R, and spreadsheet tools, while cybersecurity interns may use scripting, security frameworks, and AI security concepts. The program requires 20 hours per week and U.S. presence.

Designs, architects, and leads delivery of enterprise applications, APIs, platforms, and AI-enabled solutions. Builds agentic workflows, LLM and RAG applications, integrations, data pipelines, and full-stack services across Azure and AWS. Establishes secure engineering, testing, CI/CD, observability, and reliability practices while addressing AI safety and governance. Partners with attorneys, product owners, AI and data teams, and executives to translate complex workflows into scalable solutions, lead architecture, mentor engineers, and drive initiatives from prototype through production.