Senior Software Engineer (AI & Automation)

General Dynamics Information Technology; United States; Remote; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-flex work week

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (AI & Automation) to transform technology into opportunity on mission-critical government projects. This role emphasizes ownership of AI-driven features, microservice architectures, and end-to-end delivery in a remote US setting.

Applicants should have 8+ years of hands-on AI software development experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and a track record of building scalable, production-ready systems with strong collaboration

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on AI software development experience
• Demonstrated track record of delivering production-ready software solutions
• Experience designing distributed systems (multi-tier architectures) and microservices

Responsibilities

• Deliver new features and improve reliability of core services including customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination
• Identify system bottlenecks or flaws and address them with the team
• Own product problems, develop impactful solutions, and prove outcomes with data
• Work across the stack to solve problems with minimal reliance on others
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to the team’s growth
• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly to team and stakeholders

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Complex Systems

Learning New Technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Complex Systems, Learning New Technologies

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Software Engineer (AI & Automation) at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

Type of Requisition

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain

None

Job Family

Software Engineering

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Complex Systems, Learning New Technologies

Certifications

None

Experience

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

No

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Work in aunique 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
• Helpidentifysystem bottlenecks or flaws in business logic and work with the team to address them
• Take ownership over product problems, develop solutionsyou'reproud 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

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of hands‑on AI software development experience

Evidence of Engineering Accomplishment

• Demonstratedtrack recordof delivering impactful, production ready,software solutionsof 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

• Strongproficiencyin Java
• 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

• Demonstratedpropensity for taking ownership of problemsandtheir solutions
• Quality driven, owns their outputfrom 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 tonew technologies, frameworks, and methodologies
• Demonstratedembrace of AI and automation tools to enhance productivity and engineering outcomes
• Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to venture into new problem domains

Security Clearance Level

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location

• Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Remote

Work Location: Any Location / Remote

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.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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