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Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman is seeking Backend Software Engineers to join the Agent Foundation team within i2 Ecosystem & Experience. You will build the APIs and backend services that support enterprise AI agents. The work includes agent registration, configuration, data storage, administration and connections to LangSmith. You will develop secure, maintainable software and support it in production.\nThis position can be hired as a Level 3 or Level 4 depending on the candidate's experience and education. The preferred location of the position is Falls Church, VA, however, we will consider a virtual telecommuter.\nIn this job you will:\nBuild and maintain backend services and APIs for agent registration, configuration, versioning and administration.\nDesign database schemas, migrations and reliable data access.\nImplement authentication, authorization, input validation and auditable administrative actions.\nDevelop background jobs, queues and event processing with retries and failure recovery.\nIntegrate services with LangSmith, model gateways and enterprise APIs.\nWrite automated tests and use logs, metrics and traces to diagnose production issues.\nReview code, document APIs and support software releases and maintenance.\nOther duties as assigned.\nBasic Qualifications for Level 3\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, or a related STEM discipline with 5 or more years of relevant professional experience-or a master’s degree with 3 or more years of relevant experience.\nBasic Qualifications for Level 4\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, or a related STEM discipline with 8 or more years of relevant professional experience-or a master’s degree with 6 or more years of relevant experience.\nAdditional Basic Qualifications for both levels\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, or a related STEM discipline with 5 or more years of relevant professional experience-or a master’s degree with 3 or more years of relevant experience.\nExperience developing production backend software using Python, TypeScript, Java, C#, Go or comparable languages.\nExperience with APIs (e.g. REST APIs), SQL, relational databases and schema migrations.\nExperience with queues, caches, scheduled jobs or asynchronous processing.\nUnderstanding of service authentication, authorization and protection of sensitive data.\nExperience with Git, automated testing, debugging and collaborative software delivery.\nAbility to explain technical decisions clearly and work effectively with other engineers.\nExperience supporting systems in secure government environments, including access controls, security requirements and controlled change processes.\nAbility to obtain and maintain any security clearance required for the position. U.S. citizenship may be required based on the final clearance determination.\nExperience with containerization technologies (e.g. docker)\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with FastAPI, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis or comparable technologies.\nExperience with Azure, containers and automated deployment pipelines.\nExperience with LangSmith or other AI application tooling.\nExperience building versioned APIs and reusable developer capabilities.\nExperience with developing CI/CD Pipelines\nExperience implementing authentication and authorization solutions using OIDC and OAuth 2.0.\nExperience with developing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. 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