AI Software Engineer: Modernize Legacy Apps on AWS

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a mid-level Software Developer with AI engineering capabilities to modernize a large GrantSolutions portfolio. You will refactor legacy systems, build cloud-hosted services in modern languages, and develop production-ready AI capabilities to improve information access and automate workflows.

You will implement interoperable data layers and ensure secure, maintainable solutions. Collaboration with architects, product owners, and Federal stakeholders is essential for phased

Qualifications

• Proficient in modern languages and frameworks for cloud-based apps.
• Experience applying AI capabilities to business workflows.
• Ability to translate architecture and data governance into working software.

Responsibilities

• Analyze legacy applications, data structures, interfaces, dependencies, and business rules to identify safe modernization increments.
• Enhance and refactor legacy apps and databases while building new APIs, services, automation, and cloud-native components.
• Implement phased modernization so modern and legacy capabilities operate concurrently without disrupting operations.
• Build and maintain an integrated data layer with governed access to shared data via APIs, events and data services.
• Develop interoperability between legacy apps, modern services, vendor platforms, and analytics with APIs, events, and data pipelines.
• Implement data mapping, validation, transformation, lineage, reconciliation, synchronization, and error handling.

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#/.NET

Go

AI engineering

AWS

Tools

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a mid-level Software Developer with AI engineering capabilities to modernize a large GrantSolutions portfolio. You will refactor legacy systems, build cloud-hosted services in modern languages, and develop production-ready AI capabilities to improve information access and automate workflows.

You will implement interoperable data layers and ensure secure, maintainable solutions. Collaboration with architects, product owners, and Federal stakeholders is essential for phased