Software Engineer, AI Engineer

Job Overview

Date:
Jan 5, 2026

Location:

Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The Bioanalytics Systems & Technologies Group focuses on driving analytic and AI/ML solutions that leverage biological datasets to support national security needs. Our efforts include developing software architectures and systems, bioinformatics tools, and AI algorithms for biomedical, health, chemical, and biological defense, biosecurity, public and global health, and warfighter performance.

The Bio Analytics Systems & Technologies Group is seeking an innovative and highly motivated software engineer to support several projects within our group, including development of software to support harmonization of medical and health data, web‑based app development, modeling and simulation, and data streaming applications. This is an onsite position.

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. In lieu of a master's degree, a bachelor's degree with 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Software design and development lifecycle knowledge.
• Strong proficiency in Python and related frameworks.
• Proficiency with relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL) and SQL.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with a team.

• Experience in AI/ML or data science a plus.
• Experience with biological and medical data a plus.

• Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400 - $140,000
• Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400 - $182,200

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT‑funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Mentorship programs
• A range of work‑life balance options
• ... and much more!

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre‑employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

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