Top Entry Level Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Build and deploy data-driven software solutions directly with customers. Responsibilities include understanding complex operational problems, designing architectures, wrangling large-scale data, coding custom web applications, collaborating with technical and non-technical teams, engaging customer executives, and owning high-stakes projects end to end with minimal supervision.

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 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.

Performs end-to-end automated testing across UI, API, database, and cloud layers in AWS environments. Develops test scripts and automation frameworks, conducts performance, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and microservices testing, and manages test data and environments. Uses Playwright, Postman, RestAssured, scripting languages, GitLab, Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices while supporting test design, execution, maintenance, defect tracking, documentation, and communication.

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.

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.

Own the Infrastructure roadmap for a quantitative investment firm’s Platform Team. Design, implement, and maintain AWS foundations, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, networking, secrets, security, disaster recovery, Snowflake infrastructure, and self-service tooling. Prioritize infrastructure projects, collaborate with internal engineering stakeholders, automate recurring work, improve reliability, and participate in a five-person on-call rotation.

Administers and supports SAP portal systems, enterprise web applications, databases, integrations, and cloud environments for federal clients. Responsibilities include Control-M job scheduling, system monitoring, performance tuning, security and SSO integration, database administration, troubleshooting, change management, and production support across Windows and Linux. The role also develops and maintains web applications using Java and related technologies, supports SAP platforms and tools, collaborates with stakeholders, and participates in on-call and maintenance rotations.

Own Anthropic’s ChromeOS platform end to end, including device standards, Google Admin and Chrome Enterprise policies, policy-as-code automation, zero-touch enrollment, international procurement, security controls, telemetry, lifecycle management, and vendor access models. Support Android Enterprise as a second platform, collaborate with IT, Security, and procurement teams, and create runbooks for vendor programs.

Leads enterprise software architecture, development, testing, modernization, and secure delivery. Establishes development standards and frameworks while building scalable applications across air-gapped, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Designs AI and GenAI solutions, data architectures, ETL pipelines, cross-domain integrations, and distributed systems using modern application technologies. Provides technical leadership for secure, interoperable, high-performing solutions involving AI orchestration, databases, containers, and enterprise infrastructure.

Build end-to-end fullstack features for logistics and national security systems. Responsibilities include developing performant APIs, creating relational data models, building data pipelines, collaborating with product and UX teams, writing tested production code, and improving CI/CD workflows. The role may involve classified environments and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Build and maintain reliable, scalable cloud-native systems using automation, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, observability, and incident response practices. Develop scripts and deployment tools, manage containerized workloads, storage, networking, CI/CD pipelines, and fleet-wide configurations. Collaborate with development and operations teams to establish SRE practices and meet service-level objectives. The role supports mission-critical systems at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and requires an active TS/SCI clearance.

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.

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.

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.

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.