Senior Software Engineer – Inference with Security Clearance

Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across our organization. We’re seeking a senior software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the foundation for AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Responsibilities:
* Lead the evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models for our users.
* Mentor engineers and grow development best practices and standards for the team.
* Engage with other teams in our organization to establish solid infrastructure for our services and integrate LLM-powered tools for user needs.
* Collaborate with teammates on surge efforts to support short-term, high-priority inference needs from our customer.

Required Skills:

* Experience with Python and/or other modern programming languages.
* Experience with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
* Experience with Kubernetes/Helm.
* Experience with AWS or other cloud service providers.
* Strong communication skills and ability to mentor other engineers.
* Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. Nice to Have:
* Experience with vLLM, LiteLLM, or similar inference-serving frameworks.
* Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
* Knowledge of and interest in hosting AI capabilities. Experience

Required:

12 years with Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or 16 years without degree

Location:

Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $204,000 - $247,000