Software Engineer jobs in Washington DC
60 open software engineer roles in Washington DC across 9 companies, read straight from each company's own job board.
Last checked 02 October 2026
60
Open roles
9
Companies hiring
$204k
Median published pay
Pay by stated level
A median across mixed seniority describes nobody, so it is split here. Only levels the employer stated in the job title are counted.
| Level | Median midpoint | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| entry / junior | $140k | 5 |
| senior | $204k | 12 |
| staff / principal / lead | $292k | 14 |
20 of 51 postings (39%) state no level at all. Those are not counted as mid-level - the employer simply did not say.
Who's hiring
Palantir (26)Shield AI (18)Scale AI (7)Accenture Federal Services (3)Anthropic (2)OpenAI (1)Okta (1)Applied (1)Exadel (1)
Open roles
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Software Engineer (Calypso) | Washington, DC, USA | FS Platforms | $135 – $145 |
| Backend Application Engineer | Washington, DC | 56989155 - AFS Business Application Engineering | $84k – $196k |
| C++ Software Engineer - Drone Stack | Washington, D.C. | Defense | $135k – $185k |
| Associate Software Engineer-Hire-to-Train Program (Pega) | Washington, DC | 54397173 - AFS Pega | $64k – $124k |
| Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $223k – $279k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Senior Software Engineer in Test, Federal Classified | Washington, DC | Engineering Quality-630 | $136k – $187k |
| Software Developer/Engineer | Washington, DC | 60062413 - AFS Digital Experience Engineering | $79k – $160k |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Intel | Washington, D.C. | Delta | 3 months ago |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $145k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $195k – $293k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $234k – $351k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $163k – $245k |
| Software Engineer - Hosted Model Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| 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 |
| Software Engineer - Defense Applications | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $200k |
| Software Engineer - Edge | Washington, D.C. | Dev | 11 months ago |
| Full Stack 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 | 1.1 years ago |
| Software Engineer, New Grad - Production Infrastructure | Washington, D.C. | Dev | $145k – $155k |
| Senior Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R5200) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $160k – $240k |
| Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) | Washington, D.C. | Flight System Integration | $183k – $274k |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983) | Washington, D.C. | 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; Omaha, NE; 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 | 2.2 years ago |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech | Washington, D.C. | Delta | 2.2 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 – $259k |
| 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 | 5.3 years ago |
| Software Engineer, Internship | Washington, D.C. | Dev | 5.3 years ago |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government | Washington, D.C. | Delta | $135k – $200k |
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