Software Engineer II (AI Focus)

Bitwise • Columbia, MD

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About The Position

An active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph is required for this role. Bitwise is a leading provider of mission-focused intelligence solutions that advance national security for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. We're a small and growing company, so you can expect to hop in on the ground floor with us and be a consequential member of the team. You'll be more than a contract performer for us — you'll also be asked for ideas to improve our company and improve your career, and you'll contribute to our team culture. We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more. We think you'll like it here! Remember, Bitwise is not a cult. Bitwise hires talented engineers who are driven by purpose and who value a culture of technical excellence, growth, and overall wellness. We deliver new and innovative intelligence solutions to our customers at the very forefront of our country's national security missions. And we do it every single day. Our work matters, and so will you. You'll develop and refine software that integrates AI capabilities into mission-critical workflows, working closely with analysts and operators to enhance their capabilities. Your focus will be on building agentic integrations that seamlessly connect diverse data sources and external APIs with modern AI frameworks, creating stable and reliable tools that integrate smoothly into our customer's existing systems.

Requirements

• An active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph is required for this role
• 8 years of professional experience, or a B.S. in a technical discipline with 4 additional years of experience
• Proficiency in Python, particularly in handling JSON, interacting with REST APIs, and data manipulation
• Demonstrated experience leveraging HTTP-based APIs to access data through queries
• Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling
• Experience with software source control (Git) and the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Experience presenting data analysis results to customers
• Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD automation

Nice To Haves

• Experience with agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration
• Basic knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems
• Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows
• Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search)
• Familiarity with production CNO capabilities and operations
• Practical experience in one or more artificial intelligence domains (e.g., intelligent systems, autonomy, planning, LLMs)

Responsibilities

• Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production environments
• Build tools and agentic workflows using modern frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents
• Work directly with mission stakeholders to understand their requirements and design solutions that address their needs
• Navigate customer data types to identify and extract relevant information for integration
• Collaborate with other software engineers to test workflows, identify issues, and recommend pathways for fixes
• Work under the guidance of senior engineers to ensure all AI tools meet standards for stability, reliability, and seamless integration
• Contribute meaningful thought leadership
• Interact with our customers and earn their confidence in your abilities
• Be detailed, even if that means taking a little more time to get it right
• Contribute their ideas and ideals to improve all aspects of our company
• Allow us to invest in their education so we both grow together
• Know and live our core values every single day

Benefits

• Pick your PTO — Everyone values time and money differently, so we give you the flexibility to choose between 3 and 5 weeks of PTO with a corresponding adjustment to your pay.
• All 11 federal holidays, paid!
• Up to 2 snow days, paid!
• We'll quadruple (4x!) the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k), giving you up to a 24% company match. Contributing less than 6%? Unclaimed matches come right back to you as extra income, giving you a guaranteed 24% that goes to your retirement, to your paycheck, or both.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances.
• $5,250 annual education assistance for training, certifications, tuition, and even student loan repayments.
• Spot bonuses for obtained certifications, customer recognition, and just about anything else that makes us go "Hot damn!".
• Flex income

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree