Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native AI Platforms

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.

• 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 Open Telemetry, Open Router, or LiteLLM for system delivery.

• 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 Type Script).
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful and/or Graph
  
  QL APIs.

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

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

• 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.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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