Senior Software Engineer - Remote AI/ML Platform Architect

Leidos Inc; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of distributed backend services, APIs, and platform microservices supporting enterprise AI operations. You will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver production-ready algorithms and platforms, applying advanced analytics and explainable AI techniques in a fast-paced environment.

You will participate in integrating software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative/analytical field.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions.
• Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with hybrid teams to research, build, and deploy complex analytical platforms.
• Track record of creative problem solving and mission-focused outcomes.
• Ability to analyze and assess software development or data acquisition requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of distributed backend services, APIs, and platform microservices supporting enterprise AI operations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver production-ready algorithms and platforms.
• Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics.
• Contribute to the integration of software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including remote and on-site work in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA).

Skills

Backend microservices

Distributed systems

API development

Event-driven architectures

Kubernetes-native development

Cloud-native engineering

Rust

Go

Python

TypeScript

Django

Team collaboration

Hybrid work

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent in a quantitative/analytical field

Tools

NATS

Kafka

Redis

ClickHouse

OpenTelemetry

OpenRouter

LiteLLM

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of distributed backend services, APIs, and platform microservices supporting enterprise AI operations. You will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver production-ready algorithms and platforms, applying advanced analytics and explainable AI techniques in a fast-paced environment.

You will participate in integrating software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, and