Full Stack Software Engineer (AI Focus)
Visionist, Inc.7 days ago
Columbia, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$170k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop production agentic integrations in Python that use multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources.
- Build agentic tools and workflows with PydanticAI, LangGraph, and DeepAgents.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities.
- Maintain and troubleshoot a production-grade agentic platform.
- Develop resilient, scalable stream-processing applications supporting hundreds to thousands of users.
- Use AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four years of experience in place of the degree.
- 12 years of software engineering experience.
- Strong AI and NLP experience and strong proficiency in Python.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining production applications serving hundreds to thousands of users.
- Experience with 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 with Git and Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence.
- Applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned company with employee ownership through an ESOP.
- 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.
- Annual $600 lifestyle bonus for gyms, fitness, new technology, or an HSA.
- Annual merit increases and performance-based bonuses.
- Term life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
- Interview process includes a recruiter phone screen and an interview with a Visionist team at the Columbia, Maryland headquarters.
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About Visionist, Inc.
Visionist, Inc. delivers engineering, software development, and analytical services to U.S. intelligence and defense agencies, often as a prime contractor. Its teams build mission systems and analysis tools spanning AI/ML integration, cyber and network security, digital signal processing, data analytics, and UX for analysts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Visionist is privately held and 100% employee-owned through an ESOP.