Full Stack Engineer

Software Engineer (Full Stack – AI/LLM & Cloud-Native Focus)

Initial 1 year contract assignment

100% remote

Applicants must be eligible to obtain a secret clearance

We are seeking a Software Engineer with strong full-stack development experience and hands-on expertise in AI-driven systems, ontology frameworks, agentic workflows, and scalable cloud-native architectures.

The hiring manager will heavily evaluate candidates based on their responses to the screening questionnaire, particularly around ontology design, LLM integration, agentic workflows, large-scale data processing optimization, and CI/CD pipeline implementation.

Candidates must have a minimum of 3+ years of hands-on professional experience
.

• Build and deploy containerized applications using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, or similar technologies in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Open Stack, Open Shift).
• Architect and implement ontology-based data models and governance frameworks.
• Design and deploy agentic workflows and AI-driven orchestration systems in production environments.
• Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into applications using prompt engineering and/or fine-tuning strategies.
• Optimize long-running, high-volume processing jobs (e.g., batch processing of hundreds of thousands of files).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines including automated builds, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate within Agile teams using JIRA, Confluence, and modern Dev Ops practices.

AI / LLM / Advanced Systems (High Priority – Manager Focus)

• Hands-on experience with ontology frameworks (e.g., knowledge graphs, semantic models, schema governance).
• Practical experience designing or implementing agentic workflows and autonomous orchestration frameworks.
• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), including:
• Fine-tuning considerations
• Production integration patterns
• Experience designing and optimizing large-scale processing systems (batch processing, parallelization, distributed workloads).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and major stages (build, test, artifact management, deployment, monitoring).
• Experience with containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Containerd).
• Deployment experience in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, Open Stack, or Open Shift.
• Experience building automated CI/CD pipelines and using Dev Ops tools.

• Experience with at least one modern frontend framework:
• Vue.js (Vuex)
• .NET/C# (if applicable to frontend architecture)

• Architect scalable processing solutions (parallelization, batching, distributed systems).
• Improve performance of long-running jobs.
• Design resilient, fault-tolerant cloud-based applications.
• Apply best practices in testing, deployment automation, and environment configuration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• OR
• Equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

• Familiarity with the space domain.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments.
• Strong collaboration and team relationship-building skills.