Top Entry Level Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Develop Python-based automated tests, validation tools, analysis utilities, and quality metrics for autonomous systems. Support testing across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, laboratory, and hardware environments. Analyze results, debug integration issues, improve regression and performance testing, integrate tests into CI/CD workflows, and collaborate with autonomy, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams.

Develop Python-based automated testing, simulation analysis, log-processing, scenario-generation, and domain-randomization tools for the Hivemind Platform. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, build troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Investigate failures using logs, telemetry, rosbags, network captures, and test results while collaborating with autonomy, systems, and platform engineers.

Develop Python-based automated tests, validation tools, regression and performance testing workflows for autonomy software. Support SIL, HIL, VIL, simulation, laboratory, and hardware testing; analyze results, debug integration issues, create quality metrics and readiness reports, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with autonomy, systems, flight-test, and integration teams working with robotic platforms, sensors, flight controllers, networking equipment, and mission computers.

Develop Python-based tools for simulation-data analysis, log processing, automated testing, scenario generation, and autonomy performance evaluation. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, infrastructure configuration, debugging, and developer documentation. Collaborate with software, autonomy, systems, and platform engineers while contributing to reliable and repeatable Hivemind Platform testing workflows.

Develop C++ software interfaces connecting autonomy software with sensors, flight controllers, payloads, radios, and vehicle systems. Configure Linux mission computers, implement communication protocols, develop Python testing tools, and debug distributed-system data flow. Support software, hardware, vehicle, laboratory, and field integration testing while collaborating with autonomy, systems, test, and flight teams.

Develop and maintain C++ and Python simulation adapters, plugins, interfaces, and reusable framework components. Support migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, integrate simulation backends, maintain CIGI and DDS interfaces, troubleshoot autonomy integration issues, and create tests and documentation. Collaborate with senior engineers on code reviews, debugging, design discussions, and integration support across simulation and autonomy teams.

Develop and maintain C++ and Python simulation adapters, plugins, interfaces, and reusable components. Support migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, integrate simulation backends, maintain CIGI and DDS communications, diagnose distributed-system issues, and create tests and documentation. Collaborate with simulation, autonomy, and integration teams on code reviews, debugging, and framework improvements.

Develop and test C++ and Python software, embedded firmware, autonomy features, simulation tools, and testing infrastructure for UAV systems. Work with sensors, perception, planning, mission systems, and real or simulated data. Investigate failures using logs and telemetry, support hardware- and software-in-the-loop integration, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, document workflows, and participate in code reviews and design discussions.

Design, build, and scale reliable backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations for an AI-driven logistics platform. Responsibilities include system architecture, database optimization, cloud deployment, container orchestration, monitoring, testing, documentation, code reviews, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also supports platform reliability, continuous improvement, and mentoring while contributing to national security and logistics missions.

Build and maintain AWS serverless solutions using OpenSearch, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, and AWS CDK with Python. Implement identity and access security patterns, including JWT, OAuth, Lambda authorizers, CRL validation, and JWKS validation. The role requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance and supports classified cloud programs. Preferred experience includes secure enclave environments and AWS data lake patterns.

Design, deploy, operate, and optimize large-scale distributed infrastructure across Kubernetes, cloud, networking, storage, and AI/ML environments. Automate workflows, build monitoring and observability solutions, troubleshoot complex system issues, support model-training infrastructure, and participate in on-call rotations and postmortems to improve reliability.

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.

Operate and scale Kong’s global multi-region SaaS platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Build Kubernetes infrastructure, Terraform-based automation, Helm and ArgoCD deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, observability systems, and highly available data layers. Improve Kong Gateway and Mesh environments, reliability, scalability, security, disaster recovery, and cost efficiency. Participate in 24/7 on-call, incident response, SLO tracking, postmortems, and operational improvement initiatives.

Designs and operates cloud and internal infrastructure, identity and access management, SaaS platforms, and automation systems. The role improves reliability, security, compliance, and operational efficiency through IAM governance, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, vulnerability management, patching, system hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting. It also partners with Security, HR, and Engineering on onboarding, integrations, and audit readiness.

Entry-level engineering applicants will support electrical control-system design for municipal and industrial infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include developing automated control systems, inspecting installations, testing field instrumentation, troubleshooting, startup support, and collaborating across disciplines. The role provides mentorship and training while requiring proficiency with engineering software, PLC/SCADA systems, and basic programming. An EIT certification is required within one year, with encouragement to pursue PE licensure.

Develop and maintain automation solutions using VB/VBA, Excel, Python, Selenium, APIs, and SFTP. Support revenue cycle workflows, claim data quality assurance, overpayments, patient refunds, and call center operations. Troubleshoot issues, gather requirements, provide technical support, document processes, and collaborate with operational stakeholders while maintaining healthcare compliance and data security.

Join Palantir Production Infrastructure to build and operate large-scale platforms (Rubix, Apollo) and core deployment, observability, and Kubernetes-based PaaS tooling. Own full product lifecycle, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deploy software supporting civil and defense customers while learning from a paired mentor.

Build and ship scalable software for Palantir Gotham across the full product lifecycle. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, work directly with users to understand problems, and contribute high-quality code while paired with a mentor. May involve field visits to customers to learn mission needs.

Forward Deployed Engineers deploy Palantir Foundry software, build production-grade applications and data pipelines, synthesize structured and unstructured data, and develop actionable workflows for federal clients. They collaborate with engineers, program managers, domain experts, and client teams to define requirements, rapidly prototype solutions, iterate, and deliver measurable operational impact. The role requires programming proficiency, machine learning knowledge, independent ownership, client engagement, travel, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for federal security clearance.

Build accessible, responsive web and mobile products using JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks. Translate designs and requirements into reusable components, integrate APIs and back-end services, maintain design systems, and support testing, CI/CD, debugging, security, performance, and releases. Collaborate with product, design, quality, platform, security, and client teams. More experienced engineers may lead features, mentor colleagues, and influence technical architecture and standards.

Designs, develops, tests, and maintains enterprise application services, APIs, business logic, data-access layers, and integrations. The role includes modernizing legacy systems, building automated tests, participating in CI/CD and code reviews, resolving production issues, and applying secure coding and observability practices. Engineers collaborate with product, cloud, quality, architecture, security, and client teams, with opportunities to lead complex services, establish technical patterns, mentor engineers, and influence modernization decisions.

Build, operate, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure for Palantir platforms. Deploy products, troubleshoot production issues, automate manual operations, participate in on-call support, and develop solutions on Foundry and Apollo using modern languages and observability tools.

Forward Deployed Software Engineers at Palantir design and implement technical solutions for clients, addressing complex data-driven challenges while collaborating closely with users and continuously iterating on their solutions.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, you will solve critical problems in federal health and civilian agencies, managing high-stakes projects with a strong focus on engineering principles and collaboration with customers.

Work directly with customers to design and build end-to-end data-driven solutions. Responsibilities include architecture, large-scale data wrangling, custom web app development, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and traveling to client sites to deploy and iterate on high-impact projects.