Top Software Engineer Jobs in Washington DC,

Design, develop, and maintain complex safety-critical software for nuclear energy applications. Responsibilities include software architecture, coding, code reviews, system integration, mentoring engineers, testing, debugging, performance optimization, regulatory compliance, and technical documentation. The role requires collaboration with hardware and control systems teams and may involve disconnected or containerized applications, physical security integrations, and production AI/ML features.

Serve as technical owner of Jira SaaS (Atlassian Government Cloud), administer and configure Jira, build secure integrations with GitLab and ServiceNow, automate data sync and CI/CD traceability, enable Agile adoption, and collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on migrations and governance.

Design, develop, and deploy RESTful and event-driven APIs supporting USDA enterprise integration. Implement secure authentication, reliability, versioning, interface specifications, ETL/ELT pipelines, and system connectivity. Support Databricks Lakehouse architecture, security, data modeling, migration, reporting, and analytics. Troubleshoot legacy and modern system interfaces, perform integration and quality testing, maintain documentation, and deliver training and knowledge transfer.

Leads and manages software engineering teams while providing hands-on technical leadership. Responsibilities include hiring, mentoring, resolving complex technical issues, designing and developing applications, modernizing Agile software development lifecycles, conducting code reviews, managing risks, and documenting technical solutions. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and leadership to establish priorities and deliver complex software solutions.

Owns and supports risk, compliance, and information governance applications, including IntApp platforms. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, administration, SaaS upgrades, requirements gathering, technical solution design, documentation, QA support, user training, vendor management, integrations, and IT change and incident management. The role partners with business, IT, InfoSec, and project management teams while advising on application capabilities, security, data governance, and product roadmaps.

Leads design and development of complex custom ServiceNow applications integrated with AWS, Kafka, and Elasticsearch. Develops server-side and client-side functionality, APIs, workflows, data models, security controls, and integration patterns. Establishes coding standards, reviews code, mentors developers, troubleshoots complex issues, defines testing strategies, and supports releases and production operations. Produces technical designs, interface documentation, data mappings, deployment procedures, and operational documentation.

Develop and maintain Microsoft Power Platform solutions supporting federal acquisition operations. Build PowerApps, Power BI dashboards, Power Automate workflows, and SharePoint integrations; automate processes; transform acquisition data into insights; and ensure security, accessibility, and records-management compliance. The role also involves stakeholder collaboration, troubleshooting, documentation, training, technical support, and researching new platform capabilities. Candidates need 7–10 years of IT development experience, including 3–5 years with Power Platform solutions, plus eligibility for Public Trust clearance.

Deploy and operationalize Dynamo's AI assurance platform for public sector customers. Responsibilities include writing code, building integrations, creating prototypes and demos, supporting cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments, troubleshooting complex implementations, and translating customer mission needs into solution architectures. The role requires close collaboration with customer engineering, security, product, and government stakeholders, with regular on-site engagement and up to 50% travel.

Develops and maintains full-stack software within a remote Agile DevOps team. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, solution design, Java and frontend development, REST APIs, data access layers, database schemas, automated testing, CI/CD implementation, and Docker-based development. The role also supports quality, security, and deployment standards while collaborating within a Scrum team.

Build and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using .NET, React, Next.js, and Azure. Responsibilities include feature delivery, API and microservices development, testing, code reviews, architecture, performance optimization, security, CI/CD support, cloud deployment, and production support. Senior engineers will mentor teammates and influence engineering standards, while early-career engineers receive mentorship and progressively greater ownership.