Senior Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure)
$170,000–$240,000 year
On-site · Columbia, Maryland, United States or Laurel, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure) responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing infrastructure for AI model inference at scale; lead development and operation of production AI services including retrieval augmented generation and autonomous agents; serve as technical lead for AI infrastructure initiatives; coach and mentor team members; act as POC for contract administration; establish technical policies, standards, and governance; drive adoption of new technologies and best practices; implement monitoring, logging, and observability; ensure availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI platform components; solve ambiguous requirements and communicate with stakeholders at multiple levels.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- 12 years of experience in software development
- Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems
- Deep expertise in systems integration across diverse technologies and platforms
- Hands-on experience with cloud engineering in AWS
- Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes administration and deployment patterns
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience implementing and scaling observability solutions using tools such as APM platforms, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence organizational change
- Experience developing technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
- Ability to balance hands-on engineering responsibilities with leadership and coordination duties
Additional Requirements
- U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible)
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