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Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain: None Other Public Trust/Other Required: Job Family: Software Development Skills: Job Qualifications: JavaScript, Microservices Architecture, RESTful Web Services, Software Development, Spring Boot Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: Principal Software Developer We Value: Writing code rather than documents Shipping products rather than talking about roadmaps Big features rather than changing button colors If this sounds like you, let’s talk. Who You Are: We’re looking for exceptional engineers who are passionate about our mission and have a strong desire to make a meaningful impact. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Python/Java or similar language; an expert in majority of language constructs, able to apply them fluently to solve complicated and complex problems and have experience with performance tuning. What You’ll Do: 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, be able to come up with your own solutions that you love and prove through data that it is impactful 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. Required Skills And Education: Minimum of 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience Minimum of 10+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience (Java and/or Python) Minimum of 10+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience Must have experience designing a non-trivial distributed system (multi-tier) – storage layers, caching layers, application layers, understanding of failure modes, expertise with applying a strangler-pattern to transform a system from a monolith to a microservice architecture Must have Microservice Architecture experience, especially with high throughput and low-latency systems Experience working with complex systems migration involving multiple phases with dark reads, dark writes, light reads, light writes Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C Positions are remote, but some travel to DC, approx. 10-25% The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 – $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards At GDIT: 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, and 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 and 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. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, 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. We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Benefits found in job post 401(k) Disability insurance