Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AI, NLP)

Akina • Columbia, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and advance a cutting-edge agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. The position involves hands-on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context-aware capabilities. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven systems, shaping how agents operate, learn, and deliver impact in complex environments. Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production. Build tools and agentic workflows within modern frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents. Work directly with key stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities. Maintain and troubleshoot a production grade agentic platform.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on AI and NLP and strong Python proficiency.
• Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users.
• Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience developing resilient, scalable stream processing applications using modern messaging and event-streaming platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.
• Experience with software source control (git) and Atlassian tool suite - Jira, Confluence.
• A minimum of twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration.
• Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows.
• Managing deployments in AWS Cloud with Kubernetes.
• Gitlab CICD automation.
• Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search).
• Analyzing cyber security-related data sets (network traffic, OS events).
• Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
• Practical experience in one or more artificial intelligence domains (e.g., intelligent systems, autonomy, planning, LLMs).
• Familiarity with cloud computing technologies (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production.
• Build tools and agentic workflows within modern frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents.
• Work directly with key stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities.
• Maintain and troubleshoot a production grade agentic platform.
• Integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability.
• Collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions.
• Hands-on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context-aware capabilities.

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