Senior Software Engineer – Artificial Intelligence Full-time

Responsibilities

Join our Strategic Innovation Center in Herndon, VA and support exciting projects across Peraton in areas such as communications, space, cybersecurity, defense, health, and mobile. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive environment that allows you to grow your skills and your career while building experience in a variety of different projects and domains. You’ll work in an Agile software development environment supporting requirements/story development, software architecture and design, software development, and unit/component testing.

The initial project assignment for this position will be supporting a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) project where you will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of leading-edge AI solutions. You will work closely with engineers, data scientists, and product managers to develop and deploy innovative AI applications to customers across intelligence, defense and civilian agencies.

Responsibilities:

Specific tasks for the position include:
• Design, develop, and deploy AI models using generative AI, deep learning, machine learning, and other relevant techniques
• Use of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and RAG architectures
• Deploy AI models using generative AI, deep learning, machine learning, and other relevant techniques
• Deploy software to and understand the workings of Kubernetes & EKS.
• Take ownership of technical designs, code development, and component test execution to ensure they align with the functional specification
• Stay up to date on the latest advancements in AI research and development
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals
• Explain AI solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare and pre-process data for training and testing AI models

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
• 12 years of experience w/ BS, 10 years with a MS, or 7 years with a Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering, artificial intelligence, or a related field, including experience as a SWE developing AI solutions
• Experience programming in Python, Java, or C++
• Experience with open source multi-modal LLMs, such as Llama3, Mistral, etc.
• Experience with vector DBs such as Weaviate, Neo4J, etc., and other key technologies, such as Cassandra, Elastic, etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes, including implementation and management experience with AWS/EKS/Kubernetes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Current/Active TS/SCI clearance required

Desired Qualifications:
• Prior experience working in an Agile software development environment
• Prior experience working with DevSecOps processes and tools
• Prior experience providing technical leadership to a team and/or mentoring to junior personnel
• Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action and an ability to find innovative ways to solve problems

Location:

Herndon, VA with hybrid work arrangements

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 – $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.