Senior Software Engineer

Role Description

DNI is seeking a 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.

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.

Benefits

• 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.

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.