Senior Software Engineer

About the position

Elevate your career with MANTECH International Corporation! Join a dynamic team dedicated to national security through cutting-edge technology. Since 1968, MANTECH has led in delivering advanced solutions to government intelligence, the Department of Defense, and Federal Civilian sectors. Dive into innovation in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Your journey to impactful work and rapid growth starts now—be extraordinary at MANTECH! MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Alexandria, VA. As part of the position, you will act as a Software Engineer designing and implementing services and components for AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and maintains full-stack software solutions for AI-enabled applications.
• Works closely with the Software Architect to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Develops and integrates AI and ML capabilities on a cloud-hosted data platform that supports significant market adoption, high performance, and strict access control and governance.
• Designs and builds prototype and proof of concept User Interfaces using modern UX/UI standards.
• Stays current with advancements in AI, machine learning, and software engineering, incorporating best practices into the development process.
• Performs system optimization, performance tuning and assists in capacity planning.
• Performs proactive analysis of potential issues, risks and roadblocks during system implementation and operations.
• Documents software designs, code, and processes to ensure maintainability, scalability, and knowledge sharing among team members.
• Participates in code reviews and provides constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge transfer within the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10 or more years (7 with Master's) of experience in software development, systems integration, data management, or related fields.
• Experience with configuring and developing in a major public cloud system such as Oracle, Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience in programming and/or scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, C++, or Java.
• Experience with software development frameworks and tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Flask, Docker).
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with DevOps tools and techniques for building integrations with external systems including Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Example tools include Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation Templates.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with data ingest and transformation.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.