Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) — Scalable Cloud Systems

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a cloud-focused engineering team. You will design, implement, and deliver scalable software in AWS, working across services like read/write paths for data intake and dissemination.

You’ll mentor peers, own critical fixes, and collaborate to improve reliability while embracing modern patterns and AI-assisted automation. This role is remote with some travel.

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering production-ready software solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing components of distributed systems (multi-tier architectures).
• Working experience with microservice architectures, with exposure to high-throughput systems.
• Familiarity with system transformation patterns and ability to contribute to modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver new features and improve reliability of our core services including the major read/write paths for customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination.
• Help identify system bottlenecks or flaws in business logic and work with the team to address them.
• Take ownership over product problems, develop solutions you're proud of, and prove through data that they deliver impact.
• Work across the stack to solve problems – there is no reliance on another engineer or team to get something done for you.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to the technical growth of the team.
• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs effectively within your team.

Skills

AWS

Cloud computing

Software solutions

Tools

Java

Python

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a cloud-focused engineering team. You will design, implement, and deliver scalable software in AWS, working across services like read/write paths for data intake and dissemination.

You’ll mentor peers, own critical fixes, and collaborate to improve reliability while embracing modern patterns and AI-assisted automation. This role is remote with some travel.