Senior Software Engineer

DNI is seeking an Senior Software Engineer to support an Artificial Intelligent Support Services program. This is a fully-remote opportunity.

The Senior Software Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for designing, developing, integrating, deploying, and sustaining secure, scalable software applications. This role provides subject-matter expertise across the software development lifecycle and helps establish engineering practices that enable consistent delivery of high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of secure, scalable, maintainable software applications.
• Analyze business processes, user needs, system flows, data usage, and operational requirements to define effective solutions.
• Develop full-stack applications spanning front-end interfaces, back-end services, APIs, databases, integrations, and deployment infrastructure.
• Apply software architecture principles and select appropriate frameworks, patterns, platforms, and technologies.
• Build and maintain user interfaces using modern web technologies such as React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Design and develop back-end services using technologies such as Node.js, Java, Python, or comparable platforms.
• Develop and optimize relational database solutions using PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, or comparable systems.
• Integrate third-party platforms, cloud services, AI capabilities, identity services, and enterprise systems.
• Establish coding standards, branching strategies, testing practices, code-review expectations, and configuration-management processes.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Use infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable technologies.
• Implement application logging, monitoring, alerting, tracing, and operational dashboards.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, performance optimization, defect resolution, and production support.
• Direct or coordinate system installations, upgrades, migrations, releases, and operational transitions.
• Ensure solutions address security, privacy, accessibility, usability, reliability, and maintainability requirements.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical specifications, interface documentation, deployment plans, test plans, operating procedures, and support documentation.
• Participate in Agile planning, backlog refinement, sprint execution, demonstrations, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Provide technical estimates, identify risks and dependencies, and communicate delivery status to project and technical leadership.
• Mentor engineers, conduct design and code reviews, and promote consistent engineering practices across the team.
• Partner with product owners, users, security teams, infrastructure teams, and other stakeholders to resolve problems and deliver business value.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in software engineering, application development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering production software across multiple frameworks or technology stacks.
• Strong full-stack development experience, including modern front-end, back-end, API, database, and integration technologies.
• Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript and a modern front-end framework such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Proficiency with one or more back-end languages or platforms such as Node.js, Java, Python, .NET, or comparable technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of relational database design, SQL, data modeling, query optimization, and data integration.
• Experience with software architecture, design patterns, distributed systems, and enterprise integration.
• Expertise with Git-based code management, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps practices.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership, troubleshooting, and technical documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a PERN-style technology stack: PostgreSQL, Express, React, and Node.js.
• Experience integrating generative AI, machine learning, natural-language processing, or intelligent automation into enterprise applications.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud services.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, API gateways, message queues, event-driven systems, or microservices.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Application Insights, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Splunk, or comparable tools.
• Experience working in government, defense, emergency management, regulated, or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience with application security, identity and access management, secure software development, and compliance requirements.
• Experience designing accessible applications and validating Section 508 or WCAG conformance.
• Experience leading Scrum or Agile development teams.
• Relevant technical certifications in cloud, security, architecture, or software engineering.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and pass a governmental-level background check

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Benefits Include:

• Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
• Matching 401K
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Federal Holidays Off
• Professional Development/Education Reimbursement