Software Engineer III Security Clearance

Position: Software Engineer III with Security Clearance
Job Description SALARY RANGE $209,000 - $266,000/year DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Senior Software Engineer role, you should have a strong background in building scalable AI-powered applications and the infrastructure that supports them, with a focus on delivering exceptional user experiences. You will play a crucial role in architecting and developing the systems that power our cutting-edge LLM applications, ensuring they perform reliably at enterprise scale while enabling rapid iteration and deployment.

Required Skills SKILLS
* Lead the design and development of scalable LLM-powered applications and services

* Architect infrastructure solutions that support rapid iteration and deployment of AI features

* Collaborate directly with product teams to translate user needs into technical solutions

* Build and maintain the platforms that enable your team to ship AI features quickly and reliably

* Develop and manage automation tools to improve system reliability and development efficiency

* Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems

* Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning for AI workloads

* Lead and participate in incident response and post-mortem analyses

* Mentor junior team members and contribute to the overall growth of the engineering team

* Continuously identify and implement improvements to our systems and development processes QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional requirements:

* 12+ years of experience in software engineering with focus on scalable systems

* Strong full-stack development experience with user-facing applications

* Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, or Java

* Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and their services

* Proficiency in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

* Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)

* Expertise in monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and practices

* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems

* Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

* Experience building products that prioritize user experience and product-market fit

* Experience interacting with stakeholders to elicit requirements Desired Skills NICE-TO-HAVES
* Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and related infrastructure

* Experience with AI/ML model serving and optimization

* Background in product-focused engineering environments

* Familiarity with machine learning operations (MLOps) practices

* Experience with A/B testing and feature flagging for AI features

* Contributions to open-source projects

* Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures

* Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements

* Experience with real-time data processing and streaming platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Apache Flink)

* Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and tools