Software Engineer, AI Engineer

Overview

hackajob has partnered with Aquila Technologies to support mission-critical cybersecurity programs within the federal intelligence community.

Position: Software Engineer (SWE)

Location:
Fort Meade, MD

Work Model: 100% On-site

Clearance Required:
Active TS/SCI

Salary: $180,000 – $215,000 USD per year

Our customer is seeking a Software Engineer to support mission-critical national security programs with a federal intelligence agency. This role involves working on complex, large-scale software systems that support real-time analytics, advanced algorithms, and high-performance data processing.

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems
• Develop processing-intensive analytics and novel algorithms
• Work with extremely large datasets and real-time systems
• Analyze user requirements and translate them into software design solutions
• Debug, modify, and improve existing software for performance and scalability
• Integrate software into new or modified operating environments
• Develop algorithms to meet strict performance and functional standards
• Support Dev Ops and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams in Agile environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• (4 additional years of SWE experience may substitute for degree)
• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer on complex programs
• Strong experience with C, C++, C#, Java, and/or Python
• Experience developing on Windows or UNIX environments
• Dev Ops experience with tools such as Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Packer
• CI/CD experience using Jenkins, Bamboo
  , or similar tools
• Active TS/SCI Full Scope Poly clearance

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• PTO starting at 21 days
  , increasing with tenure (up to 31 days)

This role requires you to be based in the US and able to work on site in the Fort Meade, MD Metro area as needed.