Junior Software Engineer Security Clearance

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has a fully funded opportunity for a Junior Software Engineer on our largest PRIME contract. The role involves crafting specialized tools to improve mission efficiency and supports real-time operations for our user base.

• Develop agent‑based integrations in Python leveraging multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production environments.
• Build tools and agent workflows using modern frameworks such as Pydantic
  
  AI, Lang Graph, and Deep Agents.
• Collaborate directly with stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high‑impact automation opportunities.
• Design and implement real‑time analytics pipelines in Python using Apache Kafka for stream processing and Elasticsearch for indexing and search.
• Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot a production‑grade agentic platform to ensure reliability and performance.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (or four years of relevant experience).
• Three years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python with a track record of building production applications for hundreds to thousands of users.
• Understanding of modern AI development concepts including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience building scalable, resilient stream‑processing systems using event‑driven and messaging platforms such as Kafka.
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.

• Competitive retirement contribution: 5% 401(k) match and 10% ESOP.
• Four weeks paid time off with no use‑or‑lose policy, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, and flexible work hours.
• 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon return for maternity leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and families (also an optional additional $4,160/year for those who waive medical).
• Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 for personal use.
• Annual merit increases and performance‑based bonuses.
• Term life, short‑term, and long‑term disability insurance.
• Salary range: $115,000 – $160,000.

Visionist, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities employer. U.S. citizenship is required; green‑card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.