About the role
<div class="content-intro"><div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The work</strong></p> <p>As a Software Engineer in this role, you will drive the development of distributed backend services and robust APIs that form the backbone of a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture. Your work will directly support the acceleration of operational AI adoption, enabling mission applications, enterprise AI governance, agentic AI systems, and scalable software delivery</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices and distributed systems to support enterprise AI operations</li> <li>You will be responsible for building and maintaining microservices that integrate seamlessly with cloud-native platforms, ensuring continuous monitoring and high reliability across all operational workflowsBuild and optimize APIs and event-driven architectures for scalable and reliable data flow</li> <li>Develop Kubernetes-native and cloud-native applications for robust, production-grade deployments</li> <li>Integrate and leverage technologies such as Rust, Go, Python, TypeScript, Django, NATS, Kafka, Redis, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, OpenRouter, and LiteLLM</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to accelerate operational AI adoption using a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture</li> <li>Support integration of AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability into mission-focused workflows</li> <li>Implement continuous monitoring and scalable software delivery pipelines</li> <li>Contribute to the development of agentic AI systems and enterprise AI governance solutions</li> <li>Ensure high standards of security, reliability, and performanc