Senior Software Engineer

Salary: $170,000 - 200,000 per year Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• Bachelors degree in a related technical field.
• 15 years of directly related professional experience.
• Significant experience in software engineering, application development, systems engineering, automation, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong expertise in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript, with recent hands-on production software development experience.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise software applications and services.
• Experience developing APIs, distributed systems, microservices, or service-oriented architectures.
• Knowledge of software architecture, object-oriented design, and software development lifecycle best practices.
• Experience in Agile environments, including Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience developing and deploying applications in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including containerized or cloud-native applications.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems and building mission-focused software solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, technical writing, and collaboration abilities.
• Preferred: Experience with generative AI, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, or AI-enabled application development.
• Preferred: Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks, orchestration platforms, and intelligent automation solutions.
• Preferred: Experience developing mission applications with analytics, forecasting, optimization, or decision-support capabilities.

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable, secure enterprise software, APIs, and microservices.
• Create secure, cloud-native software architectures and contribute to architecture decisions across the technology stack.
• Support containerized and CI/CD deployments, and modernize legacy systems using automation and cloud-enabled technologies.
• Apply engineering best practices, including source control, automated testing, code review, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with secure software development standards and Government cybersecurity requirements.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and sustain production systems.
• Build and integrate AI-enabled capabilities, including generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows, into production systems, with secure connections to approved AI platforms.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering speed and code quality.
• Assess emerging AI and automation technologies and advance their practical adoption.
• Translate complex operational needs into production-ready software in partnership with analysts and stakeholders.
• Develop forecasting, modeling, and decision-support tools that turn data into operational insights.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, and help establish engineering standards across the team.

• Agentic AI
• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kanban
• Python
• RAG
• Security
• TypeScript
• microservices

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We are Credence, a 1,700-plus-person organization with more than 1,500 AI and data experts and over 100 prime contracts. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions support agencies, national security, and health and humanitarian missions. We have been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace for six consecutive years and featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in 13 of the past 14 years. We foster a welcoming environment where employees can grow and contribute to meaningful Federal challenges. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to modernize enterprise software and support a critical Department of Defense aviation program, working across software engineering, cloud, DevSecOps, automation, and enterprise analytics. The role offers mission-critical work, a collaborative technical culture, opportunities to develop professionally, and an annual salary range of $170,000–$200,000, with compensation based on qualifications. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plans; life and disability insurance; paid time off and family leave; training and development; and wellness resources.

last updated 41 week of 2026