Software Engineer AI Infrastructure, AWS, Kubernetes

Software Engineer 2 – AI Infrastructure, AWS, Kubernetes

Clearance: TS/SCI w/ poly

Position : 20-24-013-SWE2

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across the customer organization. We’re seeking a full‑stack software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the platform that provides the foundation for the customer’s AI capabilities, focusing on inference services while supporting the broader ecosystem of AI‑enabled applications.

This role is intended for experienced engineers who can independently design, implement, and operate scalable AI infrastructure components.

• Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure for AI model inference at scale.
• Support the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and emerging technologies.
• Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for under specified systems and requirements.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC principles.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components.
• Contribute to security best practices for AI systems and data.
• Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers.

• Proven experience building and maintaining production systems at scale.
• Experience with high‑volume web application architecture and performance optimization.
• Strong background in systems integration across diverse technologies and platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud engineering in AWS.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes administration and deployment patterns.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience implementing observability solutions (APM, Open Telemetry, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Strong change management and organizational influence skills.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and create structure where needed.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with AI inference serving technologies (vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.).
• Previous experience with agentic frameworks (Lang Chain).
• Knowledge of vector databases and embedding systems.
• Experience with high‑performance computing or distributed systems.

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

191 k–234 k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

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.