Software Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career, and customer-oriented Software Engineer for a new initiative within the National Capital Region. This effort supports the rapid design, deployment, operation, and sustainment of enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities across a cloud, edge, and classified operational environment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop robust backend microservices and distributed systems for the platform.
• Design and implement secure and high-performance APIs to enable enterprise AI operations.
• Architect and deploy cloud-native, event-driven architectures.
• Contribute to Kubernetes-native application development and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Utilize and integrate technologies such as OpenTelemetry, OpenRouter, or LiteLLM for system delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in backend software development or distributed systems engineering.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Rust, Go, Python, or TypeScript).
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of data and messaging technologies (e.g., NATS, Kafka, Redis, or ClickHouse).
• Experience with the Django web framework.
• Prior experience in Defense or Intelligence Community mission environments.

Clearance Requirements:

• For onsite work, a TS/SCI clearance with Poly will be required.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.