Software Engineer Python, AI​/ML, Git

Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AI/ML, Git)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position : 20-25-023-SWE3
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

This focused Sr. Software Engineer will be supporting CNO development across many development groups by designing, developing, and integrating tools to assist in development activities. Having a deep understanding of the customer's mission, dataflow, and tooling is critical to this position. You will be expected to provide guidance and vision as you work with mission stakeholders and software engineers to specify, develop, integrate, and test new workflows aided by AI/ML technologies.

• Lead a project from inception to delivery in the CNO domain, including problem decomposition, design, development, deployment, and maintenance of applications.
• Interact with mission stakeholders to elicit requirements and devise solutions.
• Collaborate with other software engineers to test workflows, identify issues, and recommend pathways for fixes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and address real-world reverse engineering challenges.
• Overcome inevitable obstacles.

• Production-grade software development experience in Python.
• Experience with in the CNO developer domain developing tools for operational use.
• Experience with development of AI systems and customizing of AI models.
• Practical experience with platforms for processing Agency data sets.
• Experience with software source control (git) and Atlassian tool suite - Jira, Confluence.
• Experience interacting with stakeholders to elicit requirements.
• Knowledge of Python or similar scripting languages.

• Experience working as a lead for a development team.
• Practical experience in one or more artificial intelligence domains (e.g., intelligent systems, autonomy, planning, LLMs and LLM Training).
• Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
• Familiarity with cloud computing technologies (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with web application/UI development.

12 yrs. B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

$232k-$283k (Annually)

We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.