Senior AI/ML Software Engineer

PeratonColumbia, MD
$176,000 - $282,000Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer to join our Cyber Solutions business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Software Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As a Software Engineer on our team, you will work to help design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software solutions and prototypes. You will also work in a Full Stack development environment requiring proficiency in LINUX and basic Networking skills. This will involve customizing access and interfaces with a Large Language Model (LLM) tailored for the customer and related requirement types and users.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fourteen (14) years of experience as a software engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
  • Must be compliant with DoD8570 IAT2.
  • Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
  • Proficiency in LINUX and basic Networking skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Full Stack development environment experience

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop software applications using Gradle Java, Python
  • Gather and evaluate end-user and customer requirements
  • Write, test, debug and deploy code
  • Perform code reviews to maintain quality
  • Troubleshoot and resolve defects and performance issues
  • Contribute to project planning
  • Collaborate with product managers, developers, SMEs, and leadership contributing to strategic initiatives
  • Design user interface to be widely accessible across the customer community
  • Explore LLM and AI integration opportunities
  • Design interfaces/bridge to external requirements management tools
  • Mentor junior software engineers

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
  • 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
  • Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
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