Software Engineer, Applied AI - Clearance Required

BTI360 is a data discovery company, using AI to transform proprietary data into actionable insights that directly support our customer's mission. We’re looking for multiple Software Engineers to join our growing team, and we have opportunities available for engineers across a wide range of experience levels that bring the expertise, creativity, and leadership to drive innovative solutions that apply advanced AI techniques to solve complex problems. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact by leveraging cutting-edge technology, data, and a deep understanding of mission-driven challenges.

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission-critical applications focused on data discovery and analysis
• Develop and maintain context-aware data systems to provide GenAI applications with domain-specific knowledge and situational awareness
• Participate in system architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to promote technical excellence
• Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
• Ensure reliability, observability, and security in AI-driven systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end AI solutions

You might thrive in this role if you have the following skills:

• Active Security Clearance (Secret or higher) or the ability to obtain one
• Strong software engineering skills using object-oriented principles – Python or NodeJS preferred
• Strong understanding of software testing, code quality, and deployment best practices
• Experience designing and implementing scalable and maintainable software in a cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for technical collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Candidates must maintain a primary residence within a two‑hour drive of Herndon, VA to support onsite collaboration as needed.

You may excel in this role if you have also these skills:

• Experience integrating GenAI and LLMs into production software applications leveraging techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation and agentic AI
• Familiarity with AI development frameworks and tooling such as LangChain
• Ability to engineer solutions that process and extract value from large-scale structured and unstructured data
• Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as AWS CodeBuild (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Experience developing and deploying containerized applications with tools like Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK
• Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects

The base salary pay range for this role is $96,900 - $247,900. This range reflects base compensation only and does not include benefits, bonuses, or additional pay incentives associated with the opportunity.