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Software Engineer Level 3

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jun 2025

💰 $219,107/yr($101,996/yr – $219,107/yr)

About the role

What you will be doingThe Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design, development, and deployment of a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solution deployed in a HPC Linux environment. Candidates applying for this position must be familiar with LLMs (Large Language Models), LLM orchestration frameworks, knowledge retrieval, and security-aware AI systems.What you will need

Experience with Linux system administration, CLI, and shell scripting
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, and containerd
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes or Docker Compose orchestration
Recent software development experience using Python, Golang
Familiar with RAG pipelines, LLMs, and embedding models
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI
Experience using metrics and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Experience using Git Source Control System

Desired Skills

Experience working with and debugging GPU-enabled applications
Familiar with LLM orchestration such as Open API API
Experience with distributed processing technologies such as Spark, Dask, or Ray for data processing ETL workflows
Experience with SQL, Elasticsearch, and Vector databases
Experience with HTMX or Hyper-script
Experience with HW/SW aspects of multi-node, multi-GPU AI model training
Knowledge of AI inferencing solutions such as Nvidia NIM/TRITON, vLLM, and direct deployment (e.g. Ray)
Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools including Confluence and Jira

SWE-3 Qualifications: Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.ORBachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexityORNine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Salary range:

$101,996.00 - $219,107.00 (Annually)*

Req ID PRX 25-665