Software Engineer jobs in Washington DC
69 open software engineer roles in Washington DC across 9 companies, read straight from each company's own job board.
Last checked 19 August 2026
69
Open roles
9
Companies hiring
$202k
Median published pay
Who's hiring
Palantir (26)Shield AI (20)Scale AI (10)Applied (5)Okta (3)Anthropic (2)OpenAI (1)MongoDB (1)Accenture Federal Services (1)
Open roles
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Columbus; Dallas; Miami; Nashville; New York City; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; Raleigh; Tysons; Washington DC | Database Experience | $126k – $248k |
| Lead Software Engineer - Physical AI (Defense) | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $150k – $250k |
| Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $223k – $279k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Drone Stack - Software Engineer | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $135k – $175k |
| Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems | Washington, D.C. | Product Development | $145k – $200k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Software Engineer in Test, Federal Classified | Washington, DC | Engineering Quality-630 | $136k – $187k |
| Software Developer/Engineer | Washington, DC | 60055332 - AFS Software Engineering | 1 months ago |
| Senior Software Engineer, World Modeling & Simulation | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $150k – $200k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Identity | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $216k – $270k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Intel | Washington, D.C. | Delta | 2 months ago |
| Software Engineer, Identity | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $180k – $225k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Observability | Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC | SW Eng - Infrastructure-672 | $147k – $202k |
| Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure | New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $186k – $233k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $145k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $188k – $281k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $228k – $342k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $160k – $240k |
| Software Engineer - Hosted Model Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| Lead Software Engineer (Defense Tech) | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $140k – $180k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, C++ Software Integration (R4018) | Washington, DC | Integration & Test | $181k – $271k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector | Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC | Engineering & Design - Product | $405k – $485k |
| Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $6k – $10k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $252k – $362k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $216k – $311k |
| Software Engineer, ARC Team | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $184k – $259k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
| Staff Software Engineer - Federal | Washington, DC | Sec - Cyber Defense-774 | $161k – $221k |
| Software Engineer - Defense Applications | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| Staff Software Engineer, C++ Software Integration (R4018) | Washington, DC | Integration & Test | $151k – $226k |
| Software Engineer - Edge | Washington, D.C. | Product Development | 9 months ago |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gov | Washington, DC | Applied AI | $207k – $385k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems | Washington, D.C. | Product Development | $135k – $200k |
| Software Engineer, Internship - Production Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | 12 months ago |
| Software Engineer, New Grad - Production Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $155k |
| Senior Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R5200) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $160k – $240k |
| Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $183k – $274k |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) | Washington, DC | Flight System Integration | $221k – $331k |
| Software Engineer - Mission Manager | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $135k – $200k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Substrate | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $135k – $200k |
| Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $155k |
| Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response Platform | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Security | $320k – $405k |
| Backend Software Engineer - Defense | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $135k – $200k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $184k – $293k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
| Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech | Washington, D.C. | Dev | 2.0 years ago |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech | Washington, D.C. | Delta | 2.0 years ago |
| Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $184k – $259k |
| Software Engineer, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $180k – $225k |
| Defense Software Engineer | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $140k – $180k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $145k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Intel | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | 5.1 years ago |
| Software Engineer, Internship | Washington, D.C. | Dev | 5.1 years ago |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
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