Dark Wolf Solutions
Junior AI Software Engineer
$90K–$130K
Chantilly/Herndon, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Chantilly, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 0-4+ years of software engineering experience.
- 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; an active TS/SCI security clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph is required.
About the job
Supports senior engineers in building, testing, and deploying AI/ML pipelines and software components in secure environments.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain ML data ingestion pipelines; develop and script with Python and Bash.
- Containerize application modules with Docker and perform unit testing and automated security scans.
- Participate in Agile activities, code reviews, and backlog refinement.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Practical competency in Python; basic familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow and Docker.
- Working knowledge of Agile concepts and hands-on exposure to static code analysis and security scanning tools.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience writing automated unit tests and maintaining code repositories; cloud or technical entry certifications.
Pay
$90,000.00 – $130,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Bash, Docker, PyTorch, TensorFlow, AWS, Azure, SonarQube
AI focus
Assists with AI and machine-learning pipelines, including data ingestion, model evaluation concepts, and foundational prompt engineering.
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