67 python backend developer jobs at 45 companies in District of Columbia

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Content Understanding
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Denver or Houston or Jacksonville or Los Angeles or Miami or New York City or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Washington, D.C. or Ottawa or Toronto or Vancouver or Mexico City
$120k-$228k/yr HybridFull Time
Scribd
Scribd: Subscription-based digital library for e-books, audiobooks, and documents.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; Python 5+ years; distributed systems; AWS; Terraform; leadership; bachelor’s in CS.
Python, Scala, Airflow, Spark, Databricks, Terraform, AWS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, Datadog
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
Arkansas or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Illinois or Massachusetts or Maryland or Maine or Michigan or New Jersey or Ohio or Pennsylvania or South Carolina or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington
$165k-$195k/yr RemoteFull Time
SITE Technologies
SITE Technologies: Provides AI-powered property condition assessments and management software.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development experience with Python and FastAPI, strong backend architecture, relational modeling, AWS services, Docker, CI/CD, and cross-team communication.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Backend / Integration Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$75-$80/hr HybridFull Time
Innodata
InnodataNASDAQ: INOD: A global providing AI data engineering and services.
6+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related (or equivalent experience),6+ years experience (4+ in backend/API integration),strong Python backend skills,REST async integration,Databricks/Spark familiarity,JSON schema design,active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.
Databricks REST API, Databricks, Spark, Python, JSON, Duality, ServiceNow REST API, ZenML, React, REST API
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Senior Engineer, Backend
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
VIA
VIA: Provides secure decentralized identity and data privacy software solutions.
Production experience building backend services in TypeScript and Go, PostgreSQL schema and query optimization, AWS and containerized deployments, API design, AI-assisted development experience; U.S. citizenship and bachelor's or equivalent required.
TypeScript, Go, Python, Claude Code, Cursor, AWS, Docker, ECS, EKS, PostgreSQL, REST, gRPC, RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka, React, OPA/Rego
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Software Engineer - Backend (Cleared)
Minneapolis or Washington
$125k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Swoop Technologies
Swoop Technologies: Distributed operating system for military and critical infrastructure.
3+ YOEActive US security clearance required; Bachelor’s in CS or related field; 3+ years backend development; proficient Python; Kubernetes experience; knowledge of software security standards.
Python, Kubernetes, Django, PostgreSQL, Solr, Rust
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Staff Backend Software Engineer
Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Washington DC or Seattle or Houston or Raleigh or Dallas or United States
$300k-$400k/yr RemoteFull Time
Hopper
Hopper: Global travel marketplace and financial technology service provider.
Experience building distributed systems (Scala preferred), designing AI-assisted development workflows and feedback loops, strong product thinking, ability to ship end-to-end features, and familiarity with cloud services and modern stacks.
Scala, GCP services, React, TypeScript, Go, Python, Java
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Senior Backend Engineer, Space Operations Intelligence & Autonomy (SOIA)
Colorado Springs or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Hawaii or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Montana or North Carolina or New Jersey or New Mexico or Nevada or New York or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Rhode Island or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin or West Virginia or United Kingdom
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace: Software and data analytics for space operations management.
5+ YOE5+ years software development, bachelor’s in CS or related, active security clearance (Top Secret preferred), experience with Java/Kotlin, Python, cloud (AWS), containers, distributed systems, Kafka, databases, and API design.
Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, GraphQL subscriptions, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python, AWS, Helm, EKS, Git, GitHub Actions, Kafka, CloudEvents, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Three.js, HLA, DIS
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Sr. Python Engineer, Agentic AI
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$168k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
Comcast
ComcastNASDAQ: CMCSA: Provides global telecommunications, media content, and entertainment services.
7+ YOESenior backend engineer with Python experience, AI/agentic workflows, scalable systems, observability, and mentorship.
Python, FastAPI, Asyncio, LLMs, APIs, Microservices, Distributed Systems
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Backend Infrastructure & Agentic AI Software Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering experience, 5+ years with Azure, Python and another backend language, distributed systems, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, on-call experience, and bachelor's in CS/SE.
Python, Microsoft Azure, Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure Container Apps, Azure OpenAI Service, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OAuth2, OIDC, Azure Entra ID, MCP
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Backend Infrastructure & Agentic AI Software Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Consulting and technology services for government and commercial clients
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering experience, production systems ownership, Python and another backend language, Microsoft Azure expertise, distributed systems, CI/CD, on-call and incident response, bachelor's degree in CS or Software Engineering.
Python, CI/CD, MCP, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure API Management, Microsoft Azure Container Apps, Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OAuth2, OIDC, Microsoft Entra ID
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Software Development Engineer II – Back-End (Mission-Focused | ArcGIS)
Redlands or St. Louis or Washington or Vienna
$97k-$162k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Esri
Esri: Developing software for digital mapping and spatial data analysis.
2+ YOE2+ years backend engineering experience with Python, JavaScript/Node, or Java; REST API and service architecture experience; ArcGIS Enterprise integration; containerization (Docker/Kubernetes); active Top Secret security clearance (SCI eligible); Bachelor's in STEM.
Node.js, Python, Java, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Enterprise SDKs, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, SQL Server
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Software Engineer II - BDX Developer Experience
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
$192k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booking Holdings
Booking HoldingsNASDAQ: BKNG: Global provider of online travel and related services.
3+ YOE3+ years software development experience with strong Python and backend/platform or data engineering skills; experience with PySpark, dbt, Airflow, AWS or Snowflake; strong communication and developer-experience focus.
Python, Spark, PySpark, dbt, Airflow, AWS, Snowflake
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Software Engineer Level 4
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Base-2 Solutions
Base-2 Solutions: Delivers engineering and technology services for national security.
Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph; backend development, data engineering, API development; proficiency with Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
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Senior Software Engineer
Washington or United States
$160k-$190k/yr RemoteFull Time
Modern Classrooms Project
Modern Classrooms Project: Provides training for blended and self-paced instructional models.
AI-native senior engineer with hands-on experience building backend systems and generative AI/agentic orchestration using Python and TypeScript, prompt engineering, Spec-Driven Development, and durable production workflows.
Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, LangGraph, Python, TypeScript, GitHub Spec Kit
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Software Engineer
Illinois or Kentucky or Kansas or Idaho or Washington or Michigan or Florida or California or Texas or Oklahoma or Tennessee or North Carolina or Minnesota or Massachusetts or Indiana or Georgia or Arizona or Missouri or Alabama or Connecticut or District of Columbia or South Carolina or Oregon
$79k-$119k/yr HybridFull Time
Relativity
Relativity: AI-powered platform for legal discovery and data intelligence.
Backend software engineering role; experience with C# or Python; strong distributed systems knowledge; cloud experience preferred.
C#, Python, GitHub Actions, Azure, Kubernetes
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Full Stack Developer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$120k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Syntelligent Analytic Solutions
Syntelligent Analytic Solutions: Providing professional intelligence and security services for government agencies.
Experience in full stack development; cloud AWS; JavaScript/Angular/Typescript/Node.js; Java/Python backend; databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch); CI/CD tools; Linux; Agile; Jira/Confluence; TS/SCI clearance
AWS, Java, Python, JavaScript, Angular, Typescript, Node.js, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, S3, Redshift, Redis, Elasticsearch, jQuery, ASP/.Net, NoSQL, PL/SQL, LDAP, HTTP, REST/SOAP, RDBMS, Git, Gitlab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Maven, Ansible, Chef, Linux/Unix, Jira, Confluence, Docker, Kubernetes, SQS/SNS, Kafka, AWS Lambda, NiFi, Python, Groovy, Shell Script
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Senior Software Developer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$155k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: Regulates the municipal securities market to ensure market integrity.
7+ YOE7+ years software development; frontend in JavaScript/React/TypeScript; Python backend; AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, AppSync, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation); REST/GraphQL APIs; CI/CD; SQL; testing.
AWS, Lambda, API Gateway, AppSync, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation, REST, GraphQL, SQL, CI/CD, Git
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Senior Platform Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$121k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company: Deploys standardized nuclear reactors for utility-scale energy generation.
5+ YOE5+ years building and running production backend/platform systems; strong backend coding (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript); CI/CD, integrations (REST APIs, event streams), cloud (AWS), infra-as-code, data modeling; BS/MS or equivalent experience.
Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, REST APIs, CI/CD, AWS, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake, React, SCADA, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
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Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Orchestration
Sunnyvale or Washington or San Diego or Fort Walton Beach or Ann Arbor or London or Stuttgart or Munich or Stockholm or Bengaluru or Seoul or Tokyo
$153k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition: Developing software and simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicles.
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience; 4+ years coding in Golang, Python, Java, or C++; 4+ years building backend systems on major cloud providers; deep Kubernetes expertise; experience with workload scheduling and autoscaling.
Golang, Python, Java, C++, Kubernetes, AWS, OCI, GCP, Azure
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Software Engineer L3
United States or Colorado or Hawaii or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Minnesota or New Jersey or New York or Vermont or District of Columbia or Washington or California or Connecticut or Pennsylvania or San Francisco
$139k-$204k/yr RemoteFull Time
Twilio
TwilioNYSE: TWLO: Cloud communications platform for programmable messaging, voice, and email.
4+ YOE4+ years building and operating resilient backend services; production experience with Go/Java/Python, Terraform, AWS and Microsoft Azure; strong distributed systems and observability skills.
Go, Java, Python, AWS, EC2, S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Microsoft Blob Storage, Microsoft Azure SQL, Microsoft Cosmos DB, Terraform, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Claude Code, MTA

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