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General Dynamics Information Technology · 4 days ago

Principal Software Developer

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $229K/yr

10+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. They are seeking a Principal Software Developer who will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment to deliver new features, improve reliability of core services, and lead a team of developers to solve complex user problems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where ideas are discussed and challenged openly

Deliver new features and improve reliability of our core services including the major read/write paths for customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination

Identify major system bottlenecks or flaws in business logic, and proactively address them

Take ownership over core product problems, develop solutions you're proud of, and prove through data that they deliver impact at scale

Work across the stack to solve problems -- there is no reliance on another engineer or team to get something done for you

Lead a team of Developers to engineer and develop software to solve complex user problems

Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualification

PythonJavaDistributed systemsMicroservice architecturesCloud engineeringDesign patternsSystem designMentoring engineersCommunication skillsAdaptability

Required

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C

Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, or similar)

Expert-level proficiency in cloud engineering paradigms, especially high-scale asynchronous systems and secure service integration patterns

Deep understanding of design patterns, reliability, and scaling principles

Strong architectural and system design capabilities

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical teams, or serving as a tech lead

Ability to influence technical direction and advocate for sound engineering practices

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

Preferred

Demonstrated track record of delivering high-impact software solutions in professional settings

Proven ability to design and implement distributed systems (multi-tier architectures) including storage layers, caching layers, application layers, with understanding of failure modes

Verifiable experience with microservice architectures, especially in high-throughput and low-latency systems

Portfolio of work showing expertise with system transformations (e.g., applying strangler patterns to evolve monoliths to microservices)

Experience with complex systems migrations involving multiple phases (dark reads, dark writes, light reads, light writes)

Benefits

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

A vision plan

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

Full flex work weeks where possible

Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness

10 paid holidays per year

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

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees