Senior AI Software Engineer - Real-Time Gov Tech (Hybrid)

Zachary Piper Solutions; Gaithersburg, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $130,000-$175,000

Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Senior AI Software Developer to design, develop, and modernize mission-critical software for a government air traffic modernization program. This full-time hybrid role blends traditional software engineering with AI-augmented development in an Agile/SAFe environment.

Responsibilities include leading sprint planning, mentoring teams, building microservices, integrating with databases and APIs, and implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with microservices and AI/ML-enabled systems.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile sprint planning efforts to ensure alignment of team priorities, clear deliverables, and successful project execution.
• Mentor and guide development teams by sharing technical expertise, removing roadblocks, and fostering continuous improvement.
• Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications using modern software engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, systems engineers, and developers within an Agile/SAFe environment.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Translate system requirements into scalable, maintainable software solutions.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code while following CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Integrate software services with databases, messaging systems, and external APIs.
• Support troubleshooting, performance optimization, and system enhancements.
• Work closely with QA, DevOps, and platform engineering teams to ensure reliable software delivery.
• Implement automated testing strategies including unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve development velocity, refactoring, debugging, and test creation.
• Support modernization initiatives for real-time, safety-critical government systems.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Microservices

Java

Python

Linux development

Agile/SAFe

DevSecOps

Cloud experience

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

SQL/NoSQL databases

RESTful APIs

Git

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Senior AI Software Developer to design, develop, and modernize mission-critical software for a government air traffic modernization program. This full-time hybrid role blends traditional software engineering with AI-augmented development in an Agile/SAFe environment.

Responsibilities include leading sprint planning, mentoring teams, building microservices, integrating with databases and APIs, and implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps.