Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure)

Visionist, Inc.

$115K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph required
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline
  • 8 years of software development experience
  • Experience in building and maintaining scalable production systems
  • Strong cloud engineering skills in AWS
  • Proficient in Kubernetes administration
  • Strong Python programming skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement infrastructure for AI model inference
  • Support production AI services including autonomous agents
  • Define solutions for ambiguous systems and requirements
  • Drive adoption of new technologies across teams
  • Implement observability solutions for AI services
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning with IaC
  • Ensure reliability and performance of AI platform components
  • Mentor junior engineers

Benefits

  • 100% employee-owned company with a stake in success
  • Competitive 15% retirement contribution
  • 4 weeks paid time off, 12 paid holidays, and flexible hours
  • 80 hours of paid parental leave plus supplemental payment
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families
  • Annual lifestyle bonus of $600
  • Merit increases and performance-based bonuses
Full Job Description
Description

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

Your contributions are...
- 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
- Define and implement solutions for ambiguous or underspecified 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 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
- Ensure the availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of AI platform components
- Contribute to security best practices for AI systems and data
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

Requirements for your new career...
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- 8 years of experience in software development
- Experience building and maintaining production systems at scale
- Experience with high-volume web application architectures 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, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Strong organizational influence and change management skills
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and create structure where needed
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills

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: $115,000 - $160,000
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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