Application Development Lead, Python and Cloud Platforms

Job overview

Compensation is $40–$45 per hour. The Application Development Lead role is onsite in McLean, VA. in the structural salary fields; the posting states $40–$45 per hour on W-2. The role supports strategic engineering initiatives in enterprise developer platforms and open-source enablement. The lead designs and delivers cloud-native applications, backend services, and internal developer platforms while advancing CI/CD automation and AI-assisted development workflows. The role also provides technical leadership and helps standardize development environments for engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Lead design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications and internal developer platforms
• build backend services, APIs, and infrastructure components
• implement CI/CD pipelines and development automation
• collaborate on standardized development environments
• gather requirements with engineering stakeholders
• integrate AI-assisted developer tools
• support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

application development lead

mclean va

artech

python

java

typescript

golang

cloud-native

backend services

ci/cd

aws

developer platforms

ai-assisted development

$40–$45/hr w-2

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• collaborative work environment
• opportunity to work with emerging technologies and projects.

Why this role

Requires eight years of software engineering experience and expertise in at least two of Python, Java, TypeScript, and Golang; prior client experience within the past five years is required; W-2 only.

About the employer

Artech LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Employment Placement Agencies. Sector: 56.