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Lead Software Developers

US - VA, McLean💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Hands-on technical leader guiding the modernization of mission-critical legacy applications and delivering production-ready AI capabilities.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Software Developer (AI Engineering & Legacy Modernization)

Builds

Cloud-hosted services, modernized legacy applications, and AI-enabled capabilities (RAG, semantic search, intelligent assistants)

Domain

Federal Government / Software Engineering & AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Legacy application modernization, AI engineering (LLMs, RAG, embeddings), cloud-native development, API design, technical leadership, code reviews, team mentoring, secure coding, CI/CD, data integration, system interoperability

Preferred skills

Public Trust clearance, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#/.NET, Go

Technologies

Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#/.NET, Go, AWS, Vector search, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Lead solution design and technical discovery for complex modernization features; Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews; Mentor developers through pairing and technical coaching; Identify and communicate technical risks and dependencies; Enhance and refactor legacy applications while developing new APIs and cloud-native components; Design, prototype, and productionize AI capabilities; Implement responsible AI controls and operational monitoring; Develop resilient services with failure-recovery mechanisms; Create comprehensive test suites and operational dashboards; Troubleshoot defects across application code, data flows, and deployment environments.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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