Full Stack Software Engineer (AWS Certification Required)

7 months ago

Laurel, MD, USASenior

Base Salary

$135k - $206k/yr

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure supporting AI model inference at scale.
Develop and maintain production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation and autonomous agents.
Define scalable technical solutions for ambiguous and evolving requirements.
Drive adoption of new technologies, tools, and engineering best practices.
Implement monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code principles.
Ensure the availability, reliability, performance, and scalability of AI platform components.
Uphold security best practices for AI systems and data.
Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers.

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, with an additional two years of experience permitted as a substitute.
Six years of software development experience.
One of the following certifications: AWS Certified Developer—Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning—Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning—Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer.
Experience building and maintaining production systems at scale.
Experience designing and optimizing high-volume web application architectures.
Strong systems integration experience across diverse technologies and platforms.
Hands-on cloud engineering experience, preferably with AWS.
Proficiency with Kubernetes administration and common deployment patterns.
Strong Python programming skills.
Experience implementing observability solutions such as APM, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
Ability to drive change and influence across teams or organizations.
Ability to create structure in ambiguous environments.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.

100% employee-owned company with employee participation in company success.
Competitive 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, with an additional $4,160 per year for employees who waive medical benefits.
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.
U.S.-based government work requiring security-clearance eligibility and an interview process including a recruiter phone screen and team interview at the Columbia, Maryland headquarters.

51-200 employees