Principal Software Developer

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November 12

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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Defense • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence

General Dynamics Information Technology is a company at the forefront of technological innovation, offering a wide range of services including consulting, digital modernization, and application services. The company is heavily involved in implementing solutions related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies. GDIT is committed to supporting government and defense sectors, providing mission-critical services such as logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also focuses on diverse and inclusive hiring practices and actively promotes employee well-being. Through its digital accelerator solutions and pioneering use of emerging technologies, GDIT aims to propel agencies' missions forward and address complex technological challenges.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1954

🔒 Cybersecurity

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• 10 + years of related experience • US Citizenship Required: Yes • Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C • proficient in Python/Java or similar language • expert in the majority of language constructs • able to apply them fluently to solve complicated and complex problems • Evidence of Engineering Accomplishment: 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) • Technical Excellence: 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • 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 • 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 • 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.