Senior Software Engineer - Inference

Visionist, Inc.

$170K — $240K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 16 years of experience equivalent
  • 12 years of software development experience
  • Proficiency in Python and/or modern programming languages
  • Experience with Argo CD or other CI/CD frameworks
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes/Helm and AWS or similar cloud services
  • Strong communication and mentoring skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models
  • Translate stakeholder goals into engineering outcomes
  • Mentor engineers and establish best practices
  • Develop in-house services for high-quality inference
  • Engage with teams to establish infrastructure and integrate LLM tools
  • Collaborate on surge efforts for high-priority customer needs

Benefits

  • 100% employee-owned company with a stake in success
  • 15% retirement contribution including 5% 401K match and 10% ESOP
  • 4 weeks of paid time off plus 12 holidays and comp time
  • 80 hours of paid parental leave and $8,000 supplemental payment
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 for wellness or technology
  • Merit increases and performance-based bonuses
  • Life insurance and disability coverage options
Full Job Description
Description

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.

Your contributions are...
- Lead the evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models for our users
- Translate high-level stakeholder goals into engineering outcomes
- Mentor engineers and grow development best practices and standards for the team
- Develop in-house services and techniques to guarantee continual high-quality inference service for our customer
- Engage with other teams in our organization to establish solid infrastructure for our services and integrate LLM-powered tools for user needs
- Collaborate with teammates on surge efforts to support short-term, high-priority inference needs from our customer

Requirements for your new career...
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- 12 years of experience in software development
- Experience with Python and/or other modern programming languages
- Experience with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks
- Experience with Kubernetes/Helm
- Experience with AWS or other cloud service providers
- Strong communication skills and ability to mentor other engineers
- Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to balance hands-on engineering with leadership and coordination responsibilities

Benefits of becoming a Visionist: Your New Career
- We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
- Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
- 4 weeks paid time off that is never "use or lose", 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
- 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
- Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
- Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 - use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
- Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
- Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

Salary range: $170,000 - $240,000
Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

Not a good fit? Check out our other opportunities: https://jobs.jobvite.com/visionist

Next steps: Apply online and one of our recruiters will reach out to you. We have a streamlined process of phone screen with a recruiter, interview with a Visionist team at our HQ in Columbia, MD, and that is all!

Interested in learning more about Visionist and the work we do? Check out our website! https://www.visionistinc.com/what-we-do

U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

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