Top Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Develops advanced digital signal processing algorithms for electromagnetic warfare and distributed spectrum sensing systems. Responsibilities include detecting, identifying, and tracking RF signals; processing recorded and synthetic I/Q data; integrating software with RF, SDR, and host-processing hardware; testing algorithms; and supporting field demonstrations. The role requires collaboration across engineering, production, and business development teams, on-site work in California or Washington, D.C., periodic travel, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a security clearance.

Develop advanced digital signal processing algorithms for RF signal detection, identification, tracking, classification, and geolocation. Integrate and test signal-processing software with RF, software-defined radio, and host-processing hardware. Work with recorded and synthetic I/Q data, support electromagnetic spectrum sensing, contribute to software integration and field demonstrations, and collaborate with business development, production, and engineering teams.

Lead development of enterprise-grade full-stack applications using React, modern backend frameworks, cloud architectures, and secure public-facing systems. Use AI coding tools and agentic workflows to accelerate prototyping and production delivery. Partner with stakeholders, establish AI-first engineering practices, and ensure application security, performance, reliability, and compliance for sensitive financial and customer data.

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.

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.

Manage, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and virtualized data center infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, hypervisors, and private cloud platforms. Responsibilities include hardware build-outs, architecture testing, capacity planning, change management, security compliance, workflow analysis, documentation, incident escalation, and on-call support. The role requires collaboration with infrastructure and security teams to maintain highly available and resilient systems.

The Principal Engineer will lead technical initiatives in AI-driven tax software, mentor engineers, enforce technical standards, and contribute to architectural design and product innovation.

Design, build, and deploy web and database solutions using HTML, JavaScript, and Python within a healthcare context. Implement CI/CD and containerized deployments (OpenShift/Docker), integrate Red Hat Fuse ESB and Apache Camel, and architect AWS-based solutions (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB). Work in Agile teams, create/consume REST APIs, apply web security practices, and use tools like Jenkins/GitLab, GitHub, SonarQube, and Ansible.

Designs, deploys, operates, and scales GPU/CPU infrastructure supporting Top Secret national security missions. Responsibilities include managing bare-metal and virtualized GPU platforms, building large-scale AI clusters, automating Kubernetes and operating-system deployments, operating databases and distributed storage, and improving service reliability, monitoring, and lifecycle management. The role collaborates closely with AI engineers and requires strong infrastructure, software development, networking, and systems expertise.

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.

Build and maintain backend services and metadata pipelines supporting data discovery, governance, and AI/ML workflows. Responsibilities include integrating relational databases, developing Java, Node.js, and Python services, optimizing distributed pipelines, implementing Terraform infrastructure, supporting GitLab CI/CD, and writing comprehensive tests. The role also involves troubleshooting scalability and reliability issues, designing asynchronous workflows, and collaborating on modern data lake, search, metadata, and LLM-enabled technologies.

Leads development of Python-based mission-planning and scheduling systems for spacecraft operations. Designs optimization algorithms, high-performance APIs, distributed services, and reliable production workflows. Improves scalability, observability, and operational resilience while collaborating across software, flight dynamics, satellite operations, product, and program teams. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, and applies automation and AI-assisted development practices.

Design, deploy, operate, and scale GPU/CPU infrastructure for Starshield’s national security missions. Manage Kubernetes and AI clusters, bare-metal and virtualized GPU platforms, operating systems, databases, monitoring, and distributed storage. Develop infrastructure automation, improve service reliability and performance, collaborate with AI engineers and customers, and lead technical excellence while mentoring junior engineers.

Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts for FEMA enterprise grants systems. Perform functional, regression, performance, API, integration, accessibility, and security testing. Integrate automated pipelines with DevSecOps environments, manage test data, analyze defects, define quality metrics, and collaborate with developers, analysts, and product owners in Agile teams. Mentor junior testers and promote quality-focused engineering practices.

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.

Own and improve cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, monitoring, alerting, and incident response. Embed security and compliance controls for CJIS, CMMC, and SOC 2 requirements. Partner with engineering, security, product, and delivery teams to prioritize infrastructure work. Implement AI-driven DevOps automation, including remediation, anomaly detection, infrastructure-as-code generation, and compliance evidence collection.

Own and evolve cloud-native and HPC infrastructure to maximize reliability, security, cost-efficiency, and developer experience. Build self-service platforms, integrate MLOps for GPU deployments, support SLURM-based scientific workloads, implement monitoring and CI/CD, adopt AI-powered developer and ops tooling, and participate in on-call to maintain production availability.

Own Quvia Grid’s optimization layer for government connectivity programs. Formulate bandwidth allocation, routing, scheduling, and capacity models; implement production solvers and heuristics; select and tune optimization methods; validate solution quality; diagnose deployed-system performance; document model behavior; and translate customer mission constraints into deployable software. The role requires extensive operations research experience, strong software engineering skills, customer engagement, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Develop, integrate, test, and maintain full-stack software from requirements through production. Responsibilities include building backend services, RESTful APIs, data integrations, and user-facing web applications; participating in design discussions and code reviews; troubleshooting issues; and improving software quality and delivery practices. The role requires collaboration with engineers, architects, product owners, and mission stakeholders in an Agile environment.

Develop, integrate, test, and maintain full-stack software from requirements through production. Build backend services, RESTful APIs, data integrations, and user-facing applications using modern frameworks and cloud technologies. Participate in technical design, troubleshooting, code reviews, Agile development, and software quality improvements. The role requires experience with object-oriented programming, web frameworks, relational databases, and software development tools, plus an active TS/SCI clearance and CI polygraph.

Develop, integrate, test, and maintain full-stack software from requirements through production. Build backend services, APIs, data integrations, and user-facing web applications using modern frameworks, cloud technologies, and relational databases. Participate in technical design, troubleshooting, code reviews, Agile development, and software quality improvements. Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and mission stakeholders while supporting maintainable, secure, and reliable solutions.

Designs, implements, and supports scalable AWS cloud architectures for government and CACI customers. Responsibilities include infrastructure as code, network design, security controls, AWS application migration and modernization, troubleshooting, stakeholder training, documentation, and reporting. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant cloud solutions and requires local commuting access to Washington Navy Yard or Norfolk Naval Shipyard, with occasional customer-site or office work.

Designs, develops, and supports secure DevSecOps pipelines, cloud-native infrastructure, containerized applications, observability platforms, and automated deployments in a DoD environment. Responsibilities include supporting AWS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Kafka, Elastic, CI/CD automation, monitoring, cost optimization, certificate lifecycle management, security compliance, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. The role collaborates with Agile engineering and security teams and requires an active TS/SCI clearance and Security+ certification or equivalent.

Designs and supports secure CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native infrastructure, containerized applications, Kafka and Elastic platforms, AWS environments, observability solutions, certificate lifecycle automation, and DoD security compliance. The role troubleshoots infrastructure and application issues, optimizes cloud costs, integrates security controls, monitors reliability, and collaborates with distributed Agile engineering teams. It also provides technical leadership, documentation, stakeholder communication, and operational risk management.

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.