Top Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Build and operate cloud-native platform networking for Axon, including Kubernetes service mesh, ingress, TLS certificate automation, DNS, edge routing, and infrastructure-as-code. Improve reliability, security, observability, and deployment processes for globally distributed production systems. Advise engineers through design reviews and pair programming, troubleshoot distributed-system issues, address vulnerabilities, and maintain highly available services meeting strict regulatory expectations such as FedRAMP.

Develop and manage GIS solutions for FAA aviation projects using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Responsibilities include configuring ArcGIS Online applications, building Survey123 forms and web maps, creating Python and SQL ETL workflows, integrating geospatial data, designing PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases, developing custom web mapping applications, documenting processes, presenting analysis, and collaborating with stakeholders.

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.

Lead and mentor software engineers while driving architecture, code quality, delivery processes, deployment reliability, and technical excellence. Collaborate with product and design stakeholders on roadmaps and deliverables, provide hands-on technical guidance, mitigate project risks, and support hiring and team development. The role requires expertise in software engineering, scalable architectures, databases, APIs, distributed systems, DevOps, and high-performance applications within a remote, fast-paced environment.

Develop and maintain Terraform-based multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GovCloud, GCP, and Azure. Build CI/CD pipelines, integrate cloud provisioning with a unified portal and service catalog, implement authentication and RBAC, and embed security scanning and compliance controls. Manage containerized environments, Iron Bank images, artifact repositories, and SonarQube infrastructure while supporting secure automation across cloud enclaves.

Owns the IT aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including technical due diligence, risk assessment, integration planning, migrations, cutovers, and systems retirement. The role administers identity, applications, endpoints, infrastructure, and collaboration platforms while building automation and an M&A playbook. It partners with Security, Legal, Corporate Development, People, Finance, and IT teams, and contributes to broader Corporate Systems projects when acquisition work is limited.

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.

Deploy and support mission-critical software in customer environments, troubleshooting across APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and frontend systems. Travel to customer sites and collaborate with satellite operations teams to prototype solutions, gather product feedback, and shape roadmap priorities. Partner with Product and Engineering to productionize successful prototypes, while creating integration playbooks, documentation, and training resources.

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.

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.

Work onsite with government customers to configure, customize, and support ConductorAI. Write production Python and TypeScript code, debug and improve reliability, gather user feedback, deliver technical demos, and collaborate with product to ship features. Travel frequently to customer sites and help automate operational workflows while contributing to company strategy and culture.

Develop and maintain full-stack software with a primary focus on React Native mobile applications for Android. Design, test, deploy, and troubleshoot production systems using cloud infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD. Collaborate with Product and Design, participate in code reviews and Agile ceremonies, support on-call operations, evaluate technical solutions, and mentor engineers while maintaining quality, reliability, accessibility, and performance standards.

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.

Lead architecture, development, and maintenance of WordPress delivery frameworks and website migrations using Gutenberg. Build custom themes, plugins, blocks, APIs, and reusable code while ensuring accessibility, performance, scalability, and testability. Support client websites, document implementations, and deliver user-facing features. Collaborate with designers, developers, project managers, and stakeholders using Agile methods. Provide technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and team training.

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.

Develop production perception software for autonomous systems, spanning algorithms, modern C++ libraries, integration, testing, validation, and SDK delivery. Work across object detection, tracking, computer vision, sensor modeling, mapping, and multi-sensor fusion. Diagnose complex system behavior, improve architecture, review designs, mentor engineers, and convert research or partner technology into dependable, reusable product capabilities. Evaluate foundation-model applications for autonomy and perception workflows.

Develop and maintain production numerical software in Python for electromagnetic sensing systems. Architect APIs and integrations, optimize signal-processing code through vectorization, JIT, GPU acceleration, or compiled bindings, and establish testing and CI practices. Partner with signal-processing engineers to productionize algorithms from research and MATLAB prototypes. The role requires on-site work in Washington, D.C., periodic travel up to 30%, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a security clearance.

Develop and maintain Java, Python, JavaScript, and Oracle-based applications for Department of the Navy missions in classified and unclassified environments. Implement software enhancements, troubleshoot defects, optimize databases, support release pipelines, apply secure coding practices, and mitigate vulnerabilities. Research and develop AI capabilities using AWS services and modern frameworks. Collaborate with Agile teams, Government stakeholders, and auditors while supporting compliance and modernization initiatives.

Develop and maintain Java, Python, JavaScript, and Oracle applications supporting Department of the Navy missions. Responsibilities include full software development lifecycle delivery, secure coding, database performance optimization, vulnerability mitigation, release pipeline support, AI research and implementation, architecture modernization, troubleshooting, and audit compliance within an Agile Scrum environment.

Own Anthropic’s endpoint platform, including MDM infrastructure, macOS and mobile configuration as code, patching, zero-touch provisioning, telemetry, compliance controls, and automation. Operate the platform as a production service with observability, incident response, progressive rollouts, and rollback. Partner with Security, developer, and infrastructure teams on endpoint hardening and trusted-device access. Support Linux systems, document platform operations, and provide advanced escalation support.

Develop backend satellite operations software using Python and AWS, build and troubleshoot APIs, integrate containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), use IaC (Terraform), collaborate in Agile teams, and contribute to generative AI integrations, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and architecture to support scalable, secure mission operations.

Lead internal developer platform design, CI/CD standardization, AWS FinOps, and production Kubernetes operations. Manage EKS, Kafka/MSK, observability, incident response, infrastructure as code, cloud security, compliance, backup and recovery, and secure software development practices. Advise engineering teams on architecture and technical debt, apply AI to operational automation, improve reliability metrics, and mentor developers adopting internal tooling.