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Software Engineer 3 - (TypeScript, React, Python)
Senior engineer on a forward-deployed team supporting CNO national-security missions at Fort Meade: builds React/TypeScript web apps, Python data transforms, and analytics, and helps administer mission-critical servers. Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and at least 12 years of SWE experience.
Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kubernetes, AWS)
SWE1 on an AI infrastructure team serving a government customer in Annapolis Junction, MD (TS/SCI with polygraph required). Day to day you procure, configure, and release LLM inference models and build Python/Kubernetes/AWS services with Helm and Argo CD to keep high-quality inference available to users.
Software Engineer 2 - (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python)
Builds and maintains large-scale, distributed web applications and microservices with Node.js, TypeScript, and Python, using DevOps/IaC and CI/CD in cloud environments to support an offensive cyber and vulnerability research team. Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; salary $199k-$244k.
Software Engineer 2 - (Python, AI, APIs)
Software Engineer 2 building Python-based AI integrations (MCP tools, agentic workflows with PydanticAI/LangGraph/DeepAgents) that plug AI capabilities into CNO workflows for an intelligence-community customer in Columbia, MD. Requires TS/SCI with polygraph; salary $199k-$244k.
Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AI, Vulnerability Research)
Senior engineer building AI-enabled tooling for computer network exploitation and vulnerability research: agentic LLM harnesses, sandbox-based dynamic analysis, and Python backend services (FastAPI/Django, PostgreSQL). Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and ~12 years' experience; based in Columbia, MD.
Software Engineer 1 - (AI, Python, Bash)
On-site Software Engineer 1 in Columbia, MD building AI-assisted tools (AI agents, custom Skills, MCP servers) plus Python/Bash automation to streamline training and certification workflows for cyber (CNO/TAO) professionals. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 3+ years SWE experience, and a CS degree.
Software Engineer 1 - (Python, AI, REST APIs)
Junior-to-mid software engineer at Akina (Columbia, MD) building Python-based AI agent integrations that weave multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources into CNO workflows using frameworks like PydanticAI and LangGraph. Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; salary $169k-$207k.
Full Stack Engineer 1 - (JavaScript, Python, AI)
Build agentic AI tools and web apps that gather and curate information packages for an intelligence-agency customer, working directly with analysts and leadership on workflow automation. Core stack is JavaScript and Python with an emphasis on AI workflows; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.