Senior Java Software Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Java Developer supporting a Medicare Appeals/Claims platform by managing a development team and ensuring quality software releases. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for project progress tracking and communication.

Posted 7/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,813 - $166,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaJavaScriptSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborates with the Agile support team, Tech Lead, and the Operations team closely to ensure complete communication loops
Prioritize development work to balance feature delivery, 508 compliance, and technical debt
Ensure on-time delivery of software releases while maintaining quality standards
Track and report project progress using Agile (sometimes hybrid methodologies)
Coordinate cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, Development, and Business Analysts
Review architecture and design proposals for scalability, performance, and maintainability
Promote best coding practices — standards, peer reviews, and testing discipline
Guide technology selection for tools, frameworks, and cloud services
Oversee system integrations and ensure interoperability between platforms
Support production stability by managing incident response and root cause analysis
Implement and refine development processes (Agile ceremonies, CI/CD)
Measure engineering effectiveness using KPIs (velocity, defect rate, lead time, etc.)
Champion continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards
Enforce documentation and traceability across the software lifecycle
Collaborate with Product Owner to align on priorities and technical feasibility
Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and business stakeholders as proactively as possible
Translate technical concepts into documented business value for non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

7 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: No
Bachelors and 7 + years’ experience in application and/or system development
5+ years’ experience with progressing responsibilities in software development environments
Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery, ensuring features are delivered on time, meet acceptance criteria, and pass QA without rework due to incomplete or misunderstood requirements
Proven ability to identify technical risks, dependencies, and constraints early and proactively communicate impacts to leadership and stakeholders
Strong expertise in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript frameworks, SQL, Rest APIs and CI/CD technologies
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
Strong understanding of low code application platforms, tools, software architecture, design patterns, and best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaJavaScript FrameworksSQLRest APIsSoftware ArchitectureDesign PatternsTechnical Risk IdentificationKPI MeasurementIncident Response ManagementDocumentation Standards

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingLeadershipContinuous Improvement

Certifications

Public Trust Clearance