Mission Software Engineer: AI-Powered DoD Systems

General Dynamics - IT; Home (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI career tool

Internal mobility support

Competitive benefits

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT (GDIT) seeks a Mission Software Engineer to build DoD-grade software for classified and contested environments. You will fuse mission needs with modern architectures, delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions across cloud, edge, and on‑prem platforms.

You will join a founding team in GDIT's Mission Software Center of Excellence, setting technical standards and influencing the direction of mission software across the Defense portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of experience using AI for software development.
• Experience architecting large-scale software systems and modular open systems.
• Proficiency in cloud, edge, and on-prem architectures.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end-to-end mission software solutions across cloud, edge, and on-prem environments.
• Partner with Business Development, CTO, and program leadership to shape opportunities and grow the pipeline.
• Establish and champion modern engineering practices: AI-assisted DevSecOps, automated CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and Agile delivery.
• Apply AI/ML technologies to accelerate software delivery and support warfighters.

Skills

Strong communications

Architecting software systems

Full stack development

Agile DevSecOps

AI for DevSecOps

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Model Based Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python 3.12+

Django

PostgreSQL

Redis 7

Keycloak 24 (OIDC)

Open Policy Agent (OPA)

Celery

React 18+

Vite

Material-UI

TanStack Query

React Router v6

Reactflow

Docker

Kubernetes

Nginx

Mailpit

Job description

General Dynamics - IT (GDIT) seeks a Mission Software Engineer to build DoD-grade software for classified and contested environments. You will fuse mission needs with modern architectures, delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions across cloud, edge, and on‑prem platforms.

You will join a founding team in GDIT's Mission Software Center of Excellence, setting technical standards and influencing the direction of mission software across the Defense portfolio.