Principal Software Architect - Cloud Microservices (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 147,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Developer Senior to lead backend and full-stack engineering for government customers. You will define architecture, build scalable distributed systems, and establish engineering best practices across teams.

This role requires 10+ years of experience, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain public trust. You will mentor engineers, drive modernization, and ensure secure, reliable services across the platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Experience architecting and implementing microservice architectures at scale.
• Proven track record delivering production-ready, scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction for backend and full-stack engineering practices, architecture, and technical excellence across the organization.
• Lead development of scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems that serve government customers.
• Serve as the technical authority for system architecture, data design, and engineering excellence.
• Design and implement modern service architectures, data pipelines, and infrastructure patterns that enable team velocity and system reliability.
• Deliver new features and improvements to core services including read/write paths for customer intake and information dissemination.
• Collaborate with product managers to balance technical feasibility with business requirements.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

UX

Web Development

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Developer Senior to lead backend and full-stack engineering for government customers. You will define architecture, build scalable distributed systems, and establish engineering best practices across teams.

This role requires 10+ years of experience, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain public trust. You will mentor engineers, drive modernization, and ensure secure, reliable services across the platform.