Top Software Engineer Jobs in Washington DC,

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 Appian low-code solution design, development, modernization, testing support, release coordination, and production sustainment for contract-writing and related business processes. Translates requirements into scalable workflows, interfaces, process models, and integrations; mentors developers, conducts code reviews, enforces Appian best practices, and coordinates with architects, testers, and DevSecOps teams. Supports cloud environments and applies AI concepts to enterprise modernization initiatives.

Design, build, and maintain scalable Salesforce solutions (Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL), manage integrations and sandboxes, define DevOps and deployment standards, monitor performance and security, troubleshoot production issues, and establish safe AI/code-generation practices and governance for the CRM platform.

Build, test, and deploy Django/Python web tools for National Journal’s digital platform. Maintain datasets and integrations, improve the internal Ada CMS, develop automation tools, and contribute across backend and frontend systems. Collaborate in Agile sprints, write tests and documentation, conduct code reviews, monitor performance, and uphold software quality. The role supports election data, government directories, journalism, and other products used by government affairs professionals.

Lead the architecture and development of secure, scalable microservices and software components. Build CI/CD automation, automated testing strategies, and performance monitoring solutions. Provide technical leadership in privacy, security, cryptography, and distributed systems while collaborating across teams and communicating complex technical concepts. Drive continuous improvement and integrate Web3 and privacy-preserving technologies into innovative products.

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 and maintain Java and Spring-based applications, Angular front ends, REST services, microservices, SQL integrations, and loyalty platform components. Participate in Agile planning, design, coding, documentation, testing, estimation, mentoring, and process improvement. Work with cloud platforms, message queues, Docker, Kubernetes, and build management tools while collaborating with product teams and third parties.

Embed with critical customers to understand operational workflows, rapidly prototype solutions, ship production-quality code, and extend the Method security platform. Translate field insights into repeatable product capabilities while navigating access controls, environmental restrictions, and security requirements. Collaborate with software and security engineers to turn prototypes into scalable product features.