Full Stack Software Engineer; AI Infrastructure

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Bitwise is a leading provider of mission-focused intelligence solutions that advance national security for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. We’re a small and growing company, so you can expect to hop in on the ground floor with us and be a consequential member of the team. You'll be more than a contract performer for us – you’ll also be asked for ideas to improve our company and improve your career, and you’ll contribute to our team culture.

We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more. We think you’ll like it here!

Remember, Bitwise is not a cult. 🖖🏼

Bitwise hires talented engineers who are driven by purpose and who value a culture of technical excellence, growth, and overall wellness. We deliver new and innovative intelligence solutions to our customers at the very forefront of our country’s national security missions. And we do it every single day. Our work matters, and so will you.

We ask that every new hire be able to:

Contribute meaningful thought leadership — if not right away, over time.

• Interact with our customers and earn their confidence in your abilities
• Be detailed, even if that means taking a little more time to get it right
• Contribute their ideas and ideals to improve all aspects of our company
• Allow us to invest in their education so we both grow together
• Know and live our core values every single day

Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across the customer organization. We’re seeking a full-stack software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the platform that provides the foundation for the customer’s AI capabilities, with a focus on inference services while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications.

Responsibilities will include:

• Implement and support infrastructure for AI model inference under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and autonomous agents.
• Participate in implementing monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services.
• Assist with automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC principles.
• Help ensure availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components.
• Follow established security best practices for AI systems and data.
• Work within ambiguous problem spaces while learning to define structured solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to shared engineering standards.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Candidates without a current clearance will not be considered.
• Experience contributing to production systems.
• Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures.
• Exposure to cloud engineering, preferably AWS.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and containerized deployments.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions.
• Three (3) years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or 4 additional years may substitute for a degree.
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• Top salaries because we’re top performers
• Pick your PTO – Everyone values time and money differently, so we give you the flexibility to choose between 3 and 5 weeks of PTO with a corresponding adjustment to your pay. Your choice, your balance.
• All 11 federal holidays, paid!
• Up to 2 snow days, paid!
• We’ll quadruple (4x!) the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k), giving you up to a 24% company match. Contributing less than 6%? Unclaimed matches come right back to you as extra…