Top Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Design, develop, test, secure, integrate, and maintain enterprise applications; support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices; perform code reviews, troubleshoot production issues, integrate APIs, and collaborate with stakeholders in a classified or sensitive federal IT environment.

The Software Developer will develop, test, and debug software, focusing on back-end applications. They will collaborate with teams to resolve software issues and enhance functionality, while utilizing Agile methodologies and various development tools.

Design, build, and scale event-driven, distributed backend systems in Python to extract and enrich metadata at massive scale. Lead architecture, mentor engineers, integrate ML/LLM components, optimize performance, and ensure observability and reliability across AWS-based pipelines.

Lead design and scaling of content ingestion, metadata, and processing systems. Build reliable pipelines handling messy formats, collaborate with ML, security, and product teams, mentor engineers, and drive platform and AI/LLM integration for content workflows and quality.

Design, implement, and scale event-driven, distributed backend systems in Python on AWS to process and enrich large-scale document and media datasets. Lead technical projects, mentor engineers, integrate ML/LLM components, optimize performance, maintain observability, and collaborate with Data Science, ML Engineering, and Product to deliver reliable high-throughput content processing services.

Design and implement features for content ingestion pipelines, metadata services, and content processing workflows. Build reliable, observable services that handle diverse file formats, malformed inputs, retries, and asynchronous workflows. Collaborate with ML, Search & Discovery, and Product to improve metadata extraction, classification, and discoverability while leveraging LLM-based tools and AI-driven practices.

Lead QA efforts for a modern AWS GovCloud-based workflow application: design and execute test strategy, implement and maintain automation (Playwright/Selenium), validate front-end (Angular), APIs, and databases (Postgres/SQL Server), run CI/CD integrated test suites, support performance testing, and drive quality in Agile teams.

The Dev Ops Cloud Developer will design and implement cloud solutions, lead DevSecOps practices, manage cloud migrations, and mentor junior developers. They will ensure compliance and secure cloud environments, using tools like Terraform, Jenkins, and automation best practices.

The role involves Test Engineering with specific requirements for security clearance and extensive experience. Responsibilities include executing evaluation plans, producing reports, and performance analysis, along with a focus on automation testing.

As a Mission Operations Engineer, you will deploy and integrate solutions, build relationships with clients, provide training, enhance products, and solve operational issues.

Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable data processing platforms, focusing on ETL frameworks, event-driven systems, and high-performance microservices.

The role involves developing scalable safety infrastructure, APIs, and monitoring systems while collaborating with ML engineers to integrate AI models into production.

The Site Reliability Engineer will manage Kubernetes platforms, optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, ensure high availability, and automate deployment while handling troubleshooting and security compliance.

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will enhance the Splunk ecosystem and develop an Observability Platform by automating infrastructure and managing complex distributed systems, while optimizing log collection and incident response.

As a Mid-Level Forward Deployed Engineer, you will develop capabilities within the Palantir platform, support CI/CD tasks, and collaborate with senior engineers and government stakeholders to ensure feature readiness for deployment.

Lead a DevOps team to design, implement, and improve CI/CD, IaC, and cloud-native deployments (Kubernetes/AWS). Build automation, ensure scalability/high availability, enforce best practices, collaborate across teams, and support secure deployment to US Government classified environments.

Design, build, test, integrate, secure, and maintain mission-focused software for classified national security and law enforcement programs. Develop APIs, databases, features, and scripts; participate in Agile delivery, release preparation, production support, troubleshooting, and documentation. Mentor team members and drive modernization, automation, and technical debt reduction.

Design, develop, test, maintain, and support secure software applications for classified missions. Support CI/CD, DevSecOps, source control, automated testing, release management, and production troubleshooting. Contribute to Agile ceremonies, documentation, and system support. Mentor team members and identify modernization, automation, and technical debt reduction opportunities to improve mission application reliability and security.

Lead design, implementation, and security of AWS cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation. Drive cost optimization, observability, and IaC standards (Terraform/CDK). Mentor engineers, participate in on-call rotations, and collaborate with product and science teams to build scalable, reliable cloud-native systems.

The Principal Engineer will lead the design and development of technical solutions, oversee project teams, and maintain existing solutions, focusing on APIs and innovative technology applications.

The role involves programming in Unix and Linux with a focus on cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure, requiring strong coding skills and experience in automation and testing.

The Forward Deployed Engineer solves problems for customers, creates solutions, and drives impact through innovative approaches in a collaborative environment. They require strong technical knowledge and a focus on growth and problem-solving.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop scalable software systems utilizing AI technologies, mentor junior engineers, and lead architectural discussions.

The Principal Software Engineer builds and scales data pipelines for threat intelligence, ensures production reliability, and drives architectural improvements while collaborating across teams.

The GIS Operations Research Analyst will lead data analysis projects, administer ESRI GIS systems, develop dashboards, and manage geospatial data workflows.