Top Software Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC

Designs and integrates robotic autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems across hardware and software. Responsibilities include deploying autonomy solutions on embedded Linux and UAV platforms, integrating autopilots, sensors, datalinks, and ground stations, troubleshooting system issues, conducting SIL/HIL testing, supporting live flight tests, and collaborating with vendors, autonomy engineers, and defense customers. Frequent travel supports on-site integration and demonstrations.

Build and maintain privacy-focused telecommunications infrastructure and deployment tooling. Own full lifecycle development, monitoring/instrumentation, high-availability systems, FedRAMP accreditation, and integration of telecom components. Shape engineering practices and balance short-term needs with long-term roadmap.

Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. Manage priorities and deliverables, participate in design reviews, perform code reviews, triage and debug issues, contribute documentation, and collaborate in cross-functional agile teams to build scalable web applications.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, partner with high-impact public sector customers by developing full-stack applications and providing technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

The role involves building AI applications for government, architecting deployments, collaborating with research, and ensuring effective customer integration.

Maintain and improve multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD (Argo Workflows/ArgoCD), observability, and networking. Build reliable continuous deployment tooling and onboarding flows, provide internal support, collaborate across Platform Engineering, contribute upstream (open-source/operators), and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve deployment infrastructure issues.

Design, build, test, and deploy wargame-specific software and integrated GIS-based common operating picture tools. Create multi-user front-end interfaces, integrate and dynamically update databases, and support planning, execution, and post-game analysis for HQ USAF wargames.

Design, build, test, deploy, and support software for USAF wargaming; develop UI/UX (including map interfaces), integrate M&S and databases, support systems engineering, and employ multi-agent/LLM-based tools like MAGE during planning and execution phases.

The role involves building and managing GCP infrastructure, automating platform tasks, and ensuring efficient deployments and security for the engineering teams.

As a Software Engineer, you'll build full-stack applications, lead projects, debug issues, participate in code reviews, and help maintain technical standards while collaborating with the team to meet customer needs.

Contract 6-month full‑stack role building and shipping web applications. Develop UIs in React, back-end services in Python/Ruby/Node, work with SQL, collaborate with engineers, data scientists and product managers, review/debug code, follow best practices, prototype solutions, and integrate AI/ML tools.

As a Software Engineer for the ARC team, you'll design and implement secure backend systems, manage model inference layers, improve engineering standards, and collaborate with teams to meet government agency needs.

Lead development of autonomy capabilities for space platforms including distributed optimization, tasking/scheduling, track fusion, RPO and motion planning. Build high-performance, well-tested software, integrate on real vehicles, support deployments and testing, and research/roadmap advanced autonomy techniques for defense applications.

Design, implement, and deploy autonomy capabilities for space platforms including distributed optimization, tasking/scheduling, track fusion, RPO, and motion/behavior planning. Build high-performance, well-tested software modules, collaborate across perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test teams, support deployments and mission log analysis, and contribute R&D and roadmaps to advance autonomy for satellites and missile defense.

Develop highly available, scalable cloud-based integration services for Axon’s real-time operations platform. Drive cross-team technical architecture, integration frameworks, partner onboarding, technical roadmaps, and reusable platform components. Collaborate with engineering, product, design, professional services, and external partners; lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, improve engineering processes, and leverage AI to enhance customer experiences.

Design and implement cloud-native backend systems for federal customers enabling agentic AI capabilities. Build data pipelines, optimize retrieval, create guardrails and agent orchestration, define requirements with stakeholders, and participate in customer engagements to deliver secure production features.

Lead integration of autonomy software onto diverse platforms by designing and implementing interfaces between autonomy, vehicle subsystems, sensors, payloads, and communications. Configure Linux mission environments, middleware, containers, and deployment pipelines; support SIL/HIL/VIL validation, field tests, demonstrations, troubleshooting, and cross-team coordination while mentoring junior engineers.

Design, develop, test, and maintain front-end and back-end components for an enterprise Postgres/Java/React system. Integrate APIs, implement CI/CD and containerized deployments, participate in full SDLC activities, code reviews, architecture sessions, and ensure accessibility and security compliance while collaborating with cross-functional agile teams.

Own frontend architecture for multi-tenant applications serving internal, customer, and partner audiences. Build React and TypeScript interfaces, shared component libraries, theming and branding systems, accessible user experiences, and integrations with governed APIs. Establish engineering standards, document technical decisions, navigate open architecture questions, and support workflows ranging from immediate interactions to longer approval processes involving sensitive or regulated data.

As a Staff Wireless Software Engineer, you will develop and architect wireless protocol stacks, optimize performance, and lead design implementations for real-time communication systems, collaborating closely with hardware and firmware teams.

Join a cleared software development team to design, implement, test, and deploy on-premises and cloud applications. Develop backend services, resolve software issues, implement security controls, automate deployments, document and train users, and contribute to Agile deliveries and performance metrics.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will lead government AI model deployments, design full-stack systems, and ensure successful integrations and relationships with public sector stakeholders.

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

Embed with U.S. government customers to design, build, deploy, and maintain mission software from prototype to production. Own end-to-end delivery, build backend systems and data integrations, collaborate with product and engineering to scale reusable capabilities, and serve as the technical point of contact to drive adoption and mission impact.

Responsible for full lifecycle development of privacy-focused telecommunications, improving system reliability, and managing compliance for FedRamp.