Senior Principal Software Engineer

Position Overview

This program focuses on the research and development of cutting edge AI powered capabilities built to augment and further empower existing tools. This role focuses on identifying and proposing small, focused prototype solutions to known needs. The candidate should be able to take charge of an individual effort, conduct meaningful research into potential solutions and architect and design a proof of concept to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed solution.

Key Responsibilities

Participate in architectural discussions and with the PA and execute on priority features

Develop robust and high-quality software, putting the user’s requirements first and always driving towards a working product on time

Build and integrate automated testing into the product’s codebase

Consistently groom feature backlog and execute tasks in a sprint-driven cadence

Qualifications

Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS security clearance (note, only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. (Degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience in a Software Engineering or similar full-time position.)

Ability to collaborate as a team but execute independently

Thrives in a high-trust, adaptable team environment

Proficient in developing with Golang and Python

Experience contributing to or leading the design of new capabilities

Experience with agentic development and applying LLMs, embeddings, and smaller trained models to analytics, including rigorous evaluation of accuracy, uncertainty, and limitations.

Experience in API/SDK development

Experience working with software integrators to debug and solve integration challenges, improving the product along the way

Experience with a version control code repository, such as GitLab

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Experience with Containerization (Docker or Podman)

Experience implementing and using Gitlab CI pipelines

Experience with gRPC / Protobuf

Experience in database development (SQLite / PostgreSQL)

Experience deploying software using Kubernetes

Additional Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with the Cyber Operations Domain

Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework

Salary Range: $145,900 - $248,000