AI-Enabled Software Developer

Meta Phase is seeking a hands‑on AI‑Enabled Software Developer/Engineer with a minimum of three years of experience to support a federal learning management system. This position requires on‑site support one day a week.

This is an AI‑native engineering role. The AI‑Enabled Software Developer/Engineer will use Challenge AI by Meta Phase to accelerate development, maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, testing, deployment, and production support. The environment includes modern web technologies such as React, Type Script, PostgreSQL, Git Hub Actions, and AWS.

• Support the delivery, deployment, operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the federal learning management system
• Build, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve application functionality using React, Type Script, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, and related modern web tools
• Use Challenge AI by Meta Phase as part of daily development, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, and operations workflows
• Support AWS deployment, configuration, monitoring, security, logging, backup, recovery, and cost‑aware operations
• Support Git Hub‑based development workflows, including pull requests, Git Hub Actions, automated checks, and release coordination
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, test automation, deployment scripts, rollback procedures, and operational runbooks
• Monitor application health, performance, errors, uptime, logs, and security events to identify and resolve issues before they affect users
• Participate in on‑call support and provide occasional after‑hours support for production incidents, releases, and urgent operational issues

• 3+ years of experience in software development/engineering, Dev Ops, cloud engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or production application support
• Hands‑on experience building, deploying, supporting, or maintaining modern web applications
• Experience with React, Type Script, JavaScript, or comparable modern front‑end technologies
• Strong working knowledge of AWS, including core cloud concepts related to compute, networking, IAM, storage, monitoring, logging, security, and deployment operations
• Experience with Git, Git Hub, CI/CD concepts, and modern software development practices
• Experience with AI‑native development practices and enthusiasm for using generative AI to improve engineering productivity and software quality
• Ability to troubleshoot across application, database, cloud, authentication, networking, and deployment layers
• Must be located in the Washington, DC metro area and available to work from Meta Phase headquarters in Reston, Virginia and travel to client offices in Tysons, Virginia as needed
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be eligible for Public Trust clearance and DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)

• 5+ years of experience in software development, SRE, Dev Ops, cloud engineering, or production operations in a federal environment supporting FedRAMP‑aligned cloud systems
• Experience with learning management systems, training platforms, public‑facing web applications, or SaaS products
• Strong Git Hub profile, portfolio, personal project, technical blog, demo, or other proof that you build and ship real software

Local to the Washington, DC metro area required.

Hybrid.

Less than 10%, hybrid schedule with support from Meta Phase Headquarters in Reston, VA with availability to go onsite to client offices in Tysons, VA as needed.

Minimum bachelor’s degree in related field; equivalent experience will be considered.

• Existing or eligibility to obtain a Public Trust and/or DHS suitability clearance
• DHS EOD (Entry on Duty) required to begin employment
• U.S. Citizenship required (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $90,000 - $100,000.

Meta Phase Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other factors protected by federal, state, or local law.