Backend Software Engineer – Agent Foundation

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $103.6k - $193.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Northrop Grumman

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1939

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs for agent registration, configuration, versioning and administration • Design database schemas, migrations and reliable data access • Implement authentication, authorization, input validation and auditable administrative actions • Develop background jobs, queues and event processing with retries and failure recovery • Integrate services with LangSmith, model gateways and enterprise APIs • Write automated tests and use logs, metrics and traces to diagnose production issues • Review code, document APIs and support software releases and maintenance • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, or a related STEM discipline with 5 or more years of relevant professional experience—or a master’s degree with 3 or more years of relevant experience for Level 3 • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, or a related STEM discipline with 8 or more years of relevant professional experience—or a master’s degree with 6 or more years of relevant experience for Level 4 • Experience developing production backend software using Python, TypeScript, Java, C#, Go or comparable languages • Experience with APIs (e.g. REST APIs), SQL, relational databases and schema migrations • Experience with queues, caches, scheduled jobs or asynchronous processing • Understanding of service authentication, authorization and protection of sensitive data • Experience with Git, automated testing, debugging and collaborative software delivery • Experience supporting systems in secure government environments, including access controls, security requirements and controlled change processes • Ability to obtain and maintain any security clearance required for the position • U.S. citizenship may be required based on the final clearance determination • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. docker) • Preferred: Experience with FastAPI, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis or comparable technologies • Preferred: Experience with Azure, containers and automated deployment pipelines • Preferred: Experience with LangSmith or other AI application tooling • Preferred: Experience building versioned APIs and reusable developer capabilities • Preferred: Experience with developing CI/CD Pipelines • Preferred: Experience implementing authentication and authorization solutions using OIDC and OAuth 2.0 • Preferred: Experience with developing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers

🏖️ Benefits

• Overtime eligibility, depending on position • Shift differential, depending on position • Discretionary bonus • Health insurance coverage • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Savings plan • Company-paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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