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Software Engineer I - Tools and Applications

Black Eagle Defense

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Job Requirements

Fort Meade, MD
Top Secret/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
Career Level not specified
$124,000 - $181,000

Job Description

Job Description

SALARY RANGE $124,000 - $181,000/year.

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Software Engineer I - Tools and Applications role, you will help build and maintain the foundation for customer AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. You will develop and maintain high-quality tools and applications that allow the workforce to use AI seamlessly and efficiently. In a dynamic environment where requirements shift as mission needs adapt and new technology emerges, you will continuously hone your skills to turn loosely defined problems into impactful, working solutions.

Required Skills

SKILLS
  • Develop high-quality AI tools and applications for workforce adoption
  • Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security across AI tools
  • Modify and adapt Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) to satisfy customer use cases
  • Engage directly with users to conduct requirements elicitation and deliver targeted solutions
  • Maintain existing customer-facing applications and infrastructure to guarantee reliable service


QUALIFICATIONS Three (3) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional Requirements:
  • Apply fundamental UI/UX design principles to tool and application development
  • Integrate LLMs into software development workflows to enhance coding efficiency and solution functionality
  • Rapidly learn and adopt new technologies as project and mission needs evolve
  • Communicate effectively and collaborate proactively to clarify requirements and solve technical challenges
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Python or another modern object-oriented programming language


Desired Skills

NICE-TO-HAVES
  • Utilize open-source LLM UI software such as OpenWebUI
  • Operate within AWS or other major cloud service provider environments
  • Deploy and manage applications using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Implement CI/CD workflows using Argo CD or similar frameworks
  • Support production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices
  • Package and manage applications using Docker and containerization
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