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General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Software Back End Engineer

Posted 5 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
122K-165K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
122K-165K Annually
Senior level
Develop and improve core software services supporting customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination. Design distributed, microservice-based systems; identify bottlenecks; improve reliability, scalability, and business logic; and contribute to modernization and architectural decisions. Work independently across the stack, communicate technical trade-offs, mentor junior developers, and use AI and automation tools to improve engineering outcomes.
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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 

  - Position is remote, with approximately 0-10% business travel 

#EDopportunities

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.

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.

 



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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