Top Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Deploys, operates, and maintains Palantir software across production environments. Responsibilities include monitoring, alerting, configuration management, upgrades, troubleshooting distributed systems, improving reliability and scalability, automating manual workflows and runbooks, and developing infrastructure solutions using Foundry and Apollo. The intern collaborates across technical teams, owns infrastructure projects, and works with cloud infrastructure, storage systems, and observability tools.

Develops C++ and Python simulation plugins, adapters, and interfaces for defense modeling and simulation environments. Leads migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, maintains legacy compatibility, builds reusable CIGI integrations, supports DDS and network communications, and troubleshoots simulation-autonomy integration issues. The role also includes designing extensible architectures, writing automated tests, documenting software, and supporting integration teams.

Integrate and verify autonomy software on aircraft hardware across SIL, HIL, ground, and flight-test environments. Develop test plans, test cards, schedules, and automation; identify and resolve interface, timing, protocol, and hardware/software integration gaps. Coordinate with aircraft vendors, configure test benches, troubleshoot anomalies, assess flight readiness, and analyze post-flight data. The role requires Linux and Python proficiency, cross-functional coordination, periodic travel, and eligibility for a U.S. DoD SECRET clearance.

Leads integration, verification, and flight testing of autonomous aircraft systems across simulation, laboratory, ground, and flight environments. Develops test plans, coordinates readiness, defines objectives and metrics, manages technical and safety risks, supports aircraft and software integration, troubleshoots during flight operations, analyzes post-flight data, and drives corrective actions. Collaborates with engineering teams, OEMs, government customers, flight operations personnel, and test ranges to mature Hivemind autonomy capabilities.

Designs, configures, tests, and sustains complex networks for hardware-in-the-loop laboratories, simulations, and aerospace defense programs. Develops network automation, configuration-as-code, observability, and CI/CD tooling; integrates hardware, radios, sensors, flight computers, and simulators; executes performance and interoperability testing; troubleshoots distributed systems; maintains network documentation and baselines; and supports customer demonstrations and operational evaluations.

Owns daily operations, readiness, and growth of Hardware-in-the-Loop and engineering laboratories. Builds, configures, maintains, and troubleshoots racks, test benches, compute systems, networking, wiring, flight hardware, and simulation infrastructure. Manages assets, calibration, schedules, procurement, documentation, safety, cybersecurity, and configuration control. Supports software development, integration testing, customer demonstrations, and operational evaluations while coordinating technical lab needs across engineering and program teams.

Leads and develops a software engineering team building customer-facing competitive intelligence products. Responsibilities include setting technical direction, translating priorities into execution plans, guiding architecture and quality, managing incidents, recruiting engineers, improving processes, and promoting responsible AI-assisted development. The role requires close collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership and is based in Rosslyn, Virginia, with at least three office days per week.

Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of complex production software for Yext’s Competitive Intelligence products. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, guide architecture and technical planning, lead incident response, collaborate across teams, participate in recruiting, and promote high engineering standards. Build customer-facing experiences involving data, AI, visualizations, user interfaces, and agentic workflows while responsibly using and evaluating AI-assisted development tools.

Owns the aircraft fuel system from requirements and architecture through design, procurement, integration, testing, flight, and operational support. Designs and analyzes tanks, pumps, valves, plumbing, venting, sensing, and related hardware across demanding operating conditions. Leads technical reviews, supplier engagement, testing, data analysis, failure investigations, and cross-functional integration for autonomous aircraft systems.

Develop and test scalable full-stack cloud applications using JavaScript and Python. Integrate enterprise applications and microservices, manage CI/CD workflows, conduct code reviews, troubleshoot software issues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. The role also involves process improvement, client engagement, and supporting digital transformation initiatives.

Architects, deploys, configures, and maintains Linux servers across on-premises and cloud environments. Implements secure federal compliance baselines, manages patching and performance, supports applications and middleware, develops Bash/Python automation, and builds Infrastructure-as-Code solutions with Ansible or Terraform. Assists with Linux workload migrations and cloud administration in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government while producing system, security, architecture, and incident documentation.

Leads software engineering teams developing innovative applications and scalable architectures for tax-focused digital transformation. Responsibilities include designing, coding, testing, deploying, and integrating software using .NET, Java, Python, Azure, APIs, and microservices. The role drives continuous delivery, applies systems thinking and ATDD, aligns solutions with client and business needs, and coaches diverse, high-performing teams through complex initiatives.

Design, build, test, and maintain tax-focused software solutions using Java, Python, C# and JavaScript. Apply ATDD and CI/CD, create APIs and microservices, perform code reviews and debugging, manage project delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve business processes and client outcomes.

Lead cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver scalable enterprise software and products. Own engagement relationships, product roadmaps, architecture (APIs, microservices), CI/CD and quality practices, project planning, and mentoring of junior staff to drive delivery and continuous improvement.

Leads DevSecOps strategy and implementation for tax innovation projects, managing Azure cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, security controls, vulnerability remediation, reliability, and performance optimization. Partners with cross-functional teams, manages client-facing initiatives, evaluates risk, drives innovation, and coaches high-performing teams. Uses Azure DevOps, GitHub, Python, PowerShell, DataDog, and Log Analytics to improve secure software delivery and operational excellence.

Designs and operates scalable platform infrastructure across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. Builds infrastructure-as-code frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, automation, observability, and secure deployment patterns. Partners with engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to improve reliability, resilience, compliance, and developer productivity across mission-critical systems.

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable customer-facing software, APIs, workflows, and data-driven services. Define technical requirements, create implementation plans, automate and test releases, review code and architecture, and drive technical decisions. The role includes mentoring engineers, identifying technical gaps, maintaining engineering excellence, and serving as a product-domain expert while collaborating with product managers, data scientists, team leads, and managers.

Software Engineer Interns design, build, test, and debug production-quality software for autonomous systems. Projects may involve applications, embedded flight software, firmware, machine learning, simulation, APIs, data pipelines, or cloud infrastructure. Interns analyze requirements, collaborate with engineers using Agile practices, and deliver real features or capabilities during a 10–12 week paid internship.

Develop future concepts and mission-oriented use cases for Hivemind autonomous systems across air, space, land, and maritime domains. Translate customer needs and technology trends into concept studies, models, analyses, white papers, proposals, and technical briefings. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and go-to-market teams, monitor aerospace and defense developments, and support customer engagements through travel and presentations.

Design and maintain C++ and Python software for complex cross-platform systems. Develop APIs, messaging interfaces, CI/CD workflows, and automated tests while integrating distributed real-time systems, simulation tools, and third-party hardware and software. Debug system-level issues involving threading, timing, and data flow, contribute to architecture, and collaborate across teams. The role requires active Secret clearance and supports potential progression to TS/SCI clearance.

Leads a data engineering team supporting high-volume financial data ingest systems. Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and maintains AWS cloud solutions, databases, ETL processes, migration strategies, and data pipelines. Performs systems analysis, code reviews, quality checks, troubleshooting, and customer requirements gathering within an Agile environment. The role requires AWS architecture expertise, programming, XML transformation, database design, and migration from SQL Server to Redshift and RDS.

Supports enterprise VDI, distributed data systems, and hybrid cloud/on-premises environments for a federal customer. Responsibilities include VMware Horizon administration, Windows and Linux system administration, Tier II/III support, monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, performance tuning, incident response, access management, vulnerability remediation, backup and recovery, documentation, and disaster recovery support. The role requires on-call participation and an active Top Secret clearance, with limited remote work available after onboarding.

Serve as the technical anchor for a cross-functional engineering squad building healthcare data platforms. Design and maintain Java Spring Boot, React, and Python data-processing applications; guide architecture, code quality, estimation, releases, integrations, and issue resolution. Build reliable data delivery pipelines, mentor peers, support Agile execution, and promote responsible AI-assisted development using tools such as GitHub Copilot.

Site Reliability Engineer II supporting Axon’s cloud networking platform. Responsibilities include operating and improving globally distributed cloud-native systems, advancing Istio service mesh adoption, automating infrastructure maintenance, managing vulnerabilities and TLS certificates, advising engineers on networking, and ensuring high availability under FedRAMP requirements. The role requires Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, public cloud, networking, distributed systems debugging, and programming experience.

Develops and maintains CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, containerized deployments, Kafka and Elastic environments, observability solutions, security controls, certificate automation, and cost optimization. The role troubleshoots infrastructure issues, builds automated tests, supports DoD compliance and STIG implementation, and collaborates with Agile DevOps, security, cloud, and application engineering teams.