Senior Software Back End Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Developer to deliver features and improve reliability across core services involved in customer intake, screening, and information dissemination.

The role emphasizes ownership, cross-stack problem solving, and mentoring junior developers, with a focus on modern, high-throughput architectures and cloud-based solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering production-ready software solutions.
• Experience with distributed/multi-tier architectures and microservices.
• Strong programming skills in Java or Python and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop features and improve reliability of core services (read/write paths for intake, screening, dissemination).
• Identify bottlenecks or flaws in business logic and address them with the team.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to team growth.
• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly within the team.

Skills

AWS

Cloud computing

Software solutions

Java

Python

Job description

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing, Software Solutions Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No

Job Description: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SENIOR

What You'll Do

• Work in a unique environment and stack, offering challenging problems and interesting opportunities
• 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

What We're Looking For

Evidence of Engineering Accomplishment

• Demonstrated track record of delivering impactful, production ready, software solutions of varying complexity
• Experience designing and implementing components of distributed systems (multi-tier architectures) including storage layers, caching layers, and application layers
• Working experience with microservice architectures, with exposure to high-throughput systems
• Familiarity with system transformation patterns and ability to contribute to modernization efforts

Technical Excellence

• Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, or similar)
• Solid understanding of cloud engineering paradigms, asynchronous systems, and service integration patterns
• Working knowledge of design patterns, reliability, and scaling principles
• Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and system design

Ownership, Collaboration, & Communication

• Demonstrated propensity for taking ownership of problems and their solutions
• Quality driven, owns their output from communication, to code, to documentation
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to teammates and stakeholders
• Experience mentoring peers or junior developers
• Willingness to advocate for sound engineering practices within your team

Adaptability & Growth

• Track record of learning and adapting to new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies
• Demonstrated embrace of AI and automation tools to enhance productivity and engineering outcomes
• Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to venture into new problem domains

Required

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $122,275 - $165,431. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Work Schedule and Travel

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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