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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
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Sr Advanced Applications Developer Specialist will join the team to transform the Enterprise Growth AI Platform vision into a secure, reliable enterprise capability. This hands-on individual contributor role involves partnering with subject-matter experts to develop prototypes, refining concepts into scalable applications, and shaping the technical roadmap in collaboration with architects. The successful candidate will build, test, and deploy shared Python services, APIs, data capabilities, and AI features while managing platform operations and technical debt. Key responsibilities include creating reusable patterns, ensuring safe application onboarding, and communicating complex trade-offs to executive audiences. Required skills include advanced Python development, experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, and DevSecOps practices like CI/CD and security scanning. The role focuses on solving the challenge of moving AI-driven initiatives from initial prototype stages into production-ready enterprise environments.
Create reusable patterns, reference implementations, and automated delivery controls to enable other developers.
Communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and progress clearly to technical, business, and executive audiences.
What we're looking for
U.S. citizenship is required.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field with 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
Advanced application development experience across design, development, testing, deployment, administration, support, and modernization.
Strong Python development skills including building secure APIs and integrations with enterprise systems, data, identity, and infrastructure.
Experience partnering with subject-matter experts to frame problems, develop prototypes, and mature solutions for enterprise use.
Experience collaborating with architects to turn requirements into scalable, compliant application designs.
Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, security scanning, DevSecOps, and production-oriented AI or machine learning applications.
Certified application developer indicating advanced or expert knowledge (preferred).
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