AI Software Engineer: Microservices in Agile/Hybrid

Quest Oracle Community; Gaithersburg, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks AI Software Developers (Jr, Mid, Senior) to design and implement microservices within an Agile/SAFe framework, focusing on AI-enabled systems and real-time safety-critical software for national air traffic operations.

The role combines on-site collaboration with 2 days remote work in a hybrid model, and requires ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. U.S. citizenship and successful background investigations are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; a Master’s degree adds 2 years of experience.
• 2+ years (Junior), 4+ years (Mid), 8+ years (Senior) depending on level.
• Proficiency in Java or C++ with production software experience.
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications.
• Strong RESTful API design knowledge.
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.
• GIT and collaborative development workflows; Agile/SAFe familiarity.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; US citizenship; background investigations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop microservices that underpin the L-CAP platform.
• Collaborate with architects to translate designs into robust implementations.
• Implement RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations in a hybrid cloud data mesh.
• Integrate with relational and NoSQL databases for data consistency and performance.
• Lead code reviews and enforce coding standards.
• Mentor junior developers and support professional growth.
• Troubleshoot cross-service issues across APIs and infrastructure.
• Contribute to design docs, API specs, and runbooks.

Skills

Java

C++

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Git

SAFe Agile

Public Trust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Kafka

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Leidos seeks AI Software Developers (Jr, Mid, Senior) to design and implement microservices within an Agile/SAFe framework, focusing on AI-enabled systems and real-time safety-critical software for national air traffic operations.

The role combines on-site collaboration with 2 days remote work in a hybrid model, and requires ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. U.S. citizenship and successful background investigations are required.