Senior Lead Software Architect - AWS, AI, Remote

Empower AI; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 106,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI in Washington, DC and remote-friendly setup seeks a Senior Lead Software Developer to architect and modernize enterprise applications. The role leads architecture, design, development, and modernization of scalable, secure solutions across AWS, API design, containers, and AI-assisted engineering.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure governance, security, and high availability for federal-scale systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
• US Citizen able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• 10+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• 5+ years designing enterprise architectures independently.
• Experience leading technical design of large-scale systems.
• Strong AWS cloud-native development experience.
• Experience mentoring teams and leading initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and modernization of enterprise apps.
• Architect end-to-end solutions and define roadmaps.
• Develop backend services and frontend apps.
• Design RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Mentor developers and establish standards.
• Ensure security, governance, and high availability.

Skills

AWS cloud-native development

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Full-stack development

Containerization

DevSecOps

Leadership mentoring

API design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI/Swagger

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

AWS (EC2/ECS/EKS)

Job description

Empower AI in Washington, DC and remote-friendly setup seeks a Senior Lead Software Developer to architect and modernize enterprise applications. The role leads architecture, design, development, and modernization of scalable, secure solutions across AWS, API design, containers, and AI-assisted engineering.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure governance, security, and high availability for federal-scale systems.