Lead Software Engineer | TS/SCI Clearance

Join our Deloitte AI & Engineering team to transform technology platforms, drive innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients’ success. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and reengineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

 

Work You’ll Do

As a Lead Software Engineer II on the Government & Public Services AI & Data team, you will be responsible for…

• Lead application development for a team of approximately 10 developers, engineers, and data scientists supporting mission-focused client work

• Gather requirements, architect solutions, build prototypes, and support transition of full stack applications into production environments

• Develop and oversee web applications using ReactJS, Python, NoSQL, Vector, and graph database technologies

• Collaborate with program leadership, clients, and other vendors to advise on technical approaches and deliver solutions across multiple concurrent projects

• Supervise junior team members and help drive delivery for AI-enabled applications deployed in secure client environments

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

• Ability to lead projects or workstreams

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

 

The Team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our AI & Data offering provides a full spectrum of solutions for designing, developing, and operating cutting-edge Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. Our offerings help clients innovate, enhance and operate their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can mature and scale effectively.

 

Qualifications

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

• 7+ years of experience in software development using the following technologies (ReactJS, Python, NoSQL, Vector or Graph Databases, Docker and Kubernetes)

• Experience with API design (REST, API versioning, validation, pagination, error handling, etc.)

• Experience leading application development teams 

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future 

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required

• Must be able to work 100% onsite in Tampa, FL

• Ability to travel up to 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Preferred: 

• Experience supporting government clients in secure delivery environments

• Experience developing generative artificial intelligence-enabled applications 

• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP)

• Knowledge of Application Security (OAuth 2.0/2.1, OpenID Connect, MFA, secure session handling, and JWT risks)

• Experience with CI/CD and release engineering

• Experience translating requirements into prototypes and production-ready solutions 

• Experience collaborating with data scientists and cross-functional technical teams 

• Experience leading multiple concurrent technical projects