Senior Principal AI Full Stack Software Engineer
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Senior Principal AI Full Stack Software Engineer
146,200–197,800 / Year
Location
USA NC Fort Bragg
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 10, 2026
Apply by
August 9, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeHybrid
Job Description
**Type of Requisition:**
Regular
**Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:**
Top Secret/SCI
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:**
Top Secret/SCI
**Public Trust/Other Required:**
None
**Job Family:**
Software Engineering
**Job Qualifications:**
**Skills:**
DevSecOps, Large Language Model (LLM) Fine-Tuning, Machine Learning Operations, Python (Programming Language), Relational Database
**Certifications:**
None
**Experience:**
10 + years of related experience
**US Citizenship Required:**
Yes
**Job Description:**
**YOUR IMPACT**
Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.
**OUR COMPANY**
Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.
**JOB DUTIES**
- Lead the technical integration of modern AI and large language model capabilities into existing applications and workflows, including prompting, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and related patterns.
- Develop clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code while adhering to best practices and coding standards.
- Lead the technical design and implementation of AI-enabled web applications and analytics using Streamlit, React, or similar technologies.
- Design, develop, and integrate APIs, including FastAPI-based services, to enable seamless communication between systems.
- Integrate and maintain user interfaces that make complex AI, data, and analytics capabilities accessible to end users.
- Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployments using tools such as Docker to support repeatable builds and reliable releases.
- Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL to ensure data integrity, performance, and efficiency.
- Implement and maintain version control using Git to streamline collaboration and code management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, develop, test, and deliver new features.
- Ensure all developed solutions meet high standards for security, quality, reliability, and maintainability.
- Contribute to all stages of the software development life cycle, from concept and design through testing, deployment, and sustainment.
**REQUIRED SKILLS**
- Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code.
- Experience building and integrating AI-enabled web applications, analytic dashboards, or user workflows using Streamlit or similar technologies.
- Strong knowledge of web technologies, containerization, RESTful APIs, and user interface development.
- Experience designing and maintaining scalable backend solutions using Python frameworks.
- Familiarity with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Proficiency with Docker; Kubernetes experience is a plus.
- Proficiency with Git-based version control and collaborative software development workflows.
- Hands-on experience with full stack development and a strong understanding of the software development life cycle.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
**DESIRED SKILLS**
- Experience developing modern front-end applications using React.
- Hands-on experience designing or developing LLM-powered agentic workflows that use tool calling, structured outputs, task planning, and multi-step execution.
- Familiarity with component-based UI development, state management, and reusable front-end design patterns.
- Experience integrating React-based frontends with RESTful APIs or Python-based backend services.
- Experience supporting AI, machine learning, data analytics, or mission-focused software applications.
- Familiarity with cloud-native application development, DevSecOps practices, or secure software delivery environments.
- Experience implementing reliable AI workflows with validation, error handling, retries, logging, and fallback strategies.
- Understanding of MLOps concepts, including model registry/versioning, reproducible environments, and CI/CD for ML-enabled systems.
**WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED**
- Clearance: Current TS/SCI Clearance
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
- **Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role**
- Role requirements: Hybrid work environment with 3 days on site in Fayetteville, NC and two days WFH
**GDIT IS YOUR PLACE**
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
**OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY**
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results. **#iexjobs #iexpriority**
*Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans*
The likely salary range for this position is $146,200 - $197,800. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
**Travel Required:**
Less than 10%
**Telecommuting Options:**
Hybrid
**Work Location:**
USA NC Fort Bragg
**Additional Work Locations:**
**Total Rewards at GDIT:**
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
**Our Identity Verification Process:**
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
**About Our Work:**
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
[gdit.com/tc](https://www.gdit.com/tc).
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical integration of AI and large language model capabilities into existing applications.
- Develop clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code adhering to best practices.
- Design and implement AI-enabled web applications and analytics using Streamlit or React.
- Design, develop, and integrate APIs, including FastAPI-based services.
- Integrate and maintain user interfaces for complex AI, data, and analytics capabilities.
- Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployments using Docker.
- Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL to ensure data integrity.
- Implement and maintain version control using Git.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, develop, test, and deliver features.
- Ensure solutions meet high standards for security, quality, reliability, and maintainability.
Skills Required
PythonDevSecOpsLarge Language Model (LLM) Fine-TuningMachine Learning OperationsRelational DatabasePostgreSQLMySQLGitDockerRESTful APIsFastAPIStreamlitReactCI/CDContainerizationCollaborationIndependent workProblem solvingKubernetesLLM-powered agentic workflowsComponent-based UI developmentState managementCloud-native application developmentMLOpsModel registryVersioningCI/CD for ML-enabled systems
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel insurance
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