Job Title: Software Engineer (Agentic AI)
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local
Anticipated Posting End: 12/31/2026
Responsibilities:- Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions supporting advanced Agentic AI capabilities
- Architect and implement autonomous agent systems leveraging agentic workflows, reasoning engines, and multi-agent collaboration
- Integrate AI agents with enterprise applications and distributed systems using APIs, standard protocols, and modern software architectures
- Manage the complete software development lifecycle from concept and design through deployment and sustainment
- Develop clean, maintainable, testable, and efficient code following modern software engineering best practices
- Build and maintain microservices and RESTful APIs supporting scalable and resilient applications
- Collaborate closely with engineers, architects, product managers, and mission stakeholders to rapidly deliver new capabilities
- Participate in Agile/Scrum activities including sprint planning, stand-ups, technical reviews, and retrospectives
- Develop and execute unit, integration, and system tests to ensure software quality and reliability
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance system performance across cloud and on-premise environments
- Support continuous improvement efforts by evaluating emerging AI frameworks, tools, and engineering approaches
Qualifications:Required:
Core Software Engineering Experience- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience using object-oriented programming languages, with significant experience in Python
- Strong understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Proficiency with git, and experience with a modern source control platform (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar), including branching strategies, code review, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with issue tracking and documentation tools like Jira and Confluence (or equivalents)
- Experience developing microservices and RESTful APIs
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
Agentic AI & Modern AI Development - Hands-on experience building with LLMs or agents in any context, including production systems, prototypes, or substantial personal projects
- Hands-on experience with any agent framework (Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Pydantic AI, etc.). We care more about how you think about agent design than which framework you've used.
- Familiarity with agent communication and tooling protocols (MCP, A2A), or experience implementing tool-use / function-calling in an LLM-based system
- RAG architectures, vector databases, or agent memory systems
- Prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks (Langfuse, MLflow, DSPy), or experience tuning LLM systems for reliability
Collaboration & Environment - Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering teams
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills in fast-paced technical environments
Security Requirements - Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
- Willingness to be submitted for and ability to obtain a Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph
Desired:
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes environments with Helm
- Experience with modern frontend development using React or Angular
- Familiarity with JavaScript and/or TypeScript
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience using modern development tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence
- IAT Level II or III certification (Security+, CISSP, CASP, etc.)
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$82,100-$172,400
