
Software Engineer
Visionist, Inc.2 months ago
Columbia, MD, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$115k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop production agentic integrations in Python using multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources.
- Build agentic tools and workflows with PydanticAI, LangGraph, and DeepAgents.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and cyber analysts to identify operational automation opportunities.
- Design and implement real-time analytics pipelines using Apache Kafka for stream processing and Elasticsearch for indexing and querying.
- Maintain and troubleshoot a production-grade agentic platform.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, with an additional four years of experience accepted as a substitute.
- At least three years of software development experience with strong Python proficiency.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining production applications serving hundreds to thousands of users.
- Experience developing resilient, scalable stream-processing applications with modern messaging and event-streaming platforms.
- Experience using AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.
- Understanding of prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
- U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
- Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned company with employee participation in company success.
- 15% retirement contribution consisting of a 5% 401(k) match and 10% ESOP contribution.
- Four weeks of paid time off, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, and flexible work hours.
- 80 hours of paid parental leave plus an $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals and families.
- Annual $600 lifestyle bonus for gyms, fitness, new technology, or an HSA.
- Annual merit increases and performance-based bonuses.
- Term life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.