Junior Software Engineer – Inference with Security Clearance

We’re seeking a software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team at Columbia, MD. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the foundation for customer AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Responsibilities:
* Procure, configure, and test new inference models, preparing them for release to our user base.
* Develop in-house services and techniques to guarantee continual high-quality inference service for our customer.
* Work with model vendor teams and representatives to create reliable pipelines for closed-source model usage.
* Collaborate with teammates on surge efforts to support short-term, high-priority inference needs from our customer.
* Engage with other teams in our organization to establish solid infrastructure for our services and integrate LLM-powered tools for user needs.

Required Skills:

* Experience with Python and/or other modern programming languages.
* Familiarity with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
* Experience with Kubernetes/Helm.
* Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers.
* Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
* Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions. Nice to Have:
* Experience with vLLM, LiteLLM, or similar inference-serving frameworks.
* Experience with other LLM hosting frameworks and practices.
* Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
* Experience with Elastic, Grafana/Prometheus, or other observability frameworks and practices.
* Experience with Docker and containerization.
* Experience in traffic shaping and quality-of-service engineering.
* Knowledge of and interest in hosting AI capabilities. Experience

Required:

3 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 7 years without degree

Location:

Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $138,000 - $163,000