Senior Software Engineer 3 - (AI Infrastructure, AWS, Kubernetes)

Akina • Annapolis Junction, MD

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across the customer organization. We’re seeking a senior full-stack software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll lead the development and operation of critical AI platform components, with a focus on scalable inference services and the broader AI application ecosystem. This role includes project leadership responsibilities and people care for a small, integrated team within a larger AI platform organization.

Requirements

• Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems.
• Deep expertise in systems integration across diverse technologies and platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud engineering in AWS.
• Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes administration and deployment patterns.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience implementing and scaling observability solutions (APM, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence organizational change.
• Experience developing technical policies and governance frameworks.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with leadership and coordination responsibilities.
• 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI inference serving technologies (vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.).
• Previous experience with agentic frameworks (LangChain).
• Knowledge of vector databases and embedding systems.
• Experience with high-performance computing or distributed systems.
• Track record of successfully driving technical and cultural change.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure for AI model inference at scale.
• Lead the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and emerging technologies.
• Serve as technical lead for AI infrastructure initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and provide coaching, feedback, and support for assigned team members.
• Act as the team point of contact (POC) for contract administration functions.
• Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for complex, underspecified systems and requirements.
• Establish new technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks where gaps exist.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams.
• Implement and oversee monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI platform components.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.

Benefits

• 24 days PTO accrued annually
• 11 federal holidays
• 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary.
• Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents.
• Educational assistance towards college classes
• Will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior