Dark Wolf Solutions
AI Software Engineer - Expert
$165K–$200K
Chantilly/Herndon, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Chantilly, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 7-10+ years of software engineering and systems architecture experience, with demonstrated leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance and an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
About the job
Leads the architecture, implementation, and optimization of enterprise AI platforms and agent workflows, including deployments in resource-constrained and air-gapped environments.
What you'll do
- Lead enterprise AI application architecture and implementation of complex agent workflows.
- Optimize model inference and design resilient multi-cloud container infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
- Lead security remediation, Agile delivery, technical debt management, and engineering team mentorship.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance and Full-Scope Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
- Advanced expertise in AI/ML systems, including RAG, model optimization, MLOps, and multi-agent design.
- High-level mastery of Python, C++, and Go; experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, multi-cloud architecture, and technical team leadership.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP, or CKA; experience deploying AI models in classified, air-gapped intelligence networks.
Pay
$165,000.00 – $200,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
RAG, Python, C++, Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, MLOps, AWS
AI focus
Builds and leads agentic LLM and multi-agent workflows; optimizes model inference, quantization, and distillation; automates MLOps and deploys AI models in air-gapped environments.
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