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# Senior Software Back End Engineer

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $122,275 - $165,431
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Application Layers, Business Logic, Cloud Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Systems, Caching, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ea0edf5c267bc470

## About the Role

Evidence of Engineering Accomplishment:

 * Demonstrated track record of delivering impactful, production ready, software solutions of varying complexity

 * Experience designing and implementing components of distributed systems (multi-tier architectures) including storage layers, caching layers, and application layers

 * Working experience with microservice architectures, with exposure to high-throughput systems

 * Familiarity with system transformation patterns and ability to contribute to modernization efforts

Technical Excellence:

 * Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, or similar)

 * Solid understanding of cloud engineering paradigms, asynchronous systems, and service integration patterns

 * Working knowledge of design patterns, reliability, and scaling principles

 * Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and system design

Ownership, Collaboration, & Communication:

 * Demonstrated propensity for taking ownership of problems and their solutions

 * Quality driven, owns their output from communication, to code, to documentation

 * Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to teammates and stakeholders

 * Experience mentoring peers or junior developers

 * Willingness to advocate for sound engineering practices within your team

Adaptability & Growth:

 * 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

Required:

 * Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C

 * Position is remote, with approximately 0-10% business travel, 5 + years of related experience
 * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

## Description

* Work in a unique environment and stack, offering challenging problems and interesting opportunities

 * Deliver new features and improve reliability of our core services including the major read/write paths for customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination

 * Help identify system bottlenecks or flaws in business logic and work with the team to address them

 * Take ownership over product problems, develop solutions you're proud of, and prove through data that they deliver impact

 - Work across the stack to solve problems - there is no reliance on another engineer or team to get something done for you
 * Mentor junior developers and contribute to the technical growth of the team