Innovative Defense Technologies
AI-Native Software Engineer - JobID-0024
$114K–$231K
Arlington, Virginia · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5–7 years of full-time professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must currently possess an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
About the job
Build and integrate software and AI capabilities for mission-critical defense systems, using generative AI throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Use and promote generative AI tools and practices in software development, testing, debugging, and documentation.
- Integrate AI models and services into complex defense systems, including data-processing pipelines, interfaces, and dashboards.
- Evaluate AI developer tools and help establish engineering standards and best practices.
What they ask for
- Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
- Daily use of generative AI coding tools and experience applying LLMs to code generation, debugging, test generation, and documentation.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, as needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or Semantic Kernel.
- Experience with AI-augmented developer tooling, DevSecOps integration, or self-hosted LLMs in secure environments.
Pay
$114,000 - $184,000 USD base salary; $135,000 - $231,000 USD base salary
Tools
GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, ChatGPT, Claude, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel
AI focus
Uses generative AI across software development and integrates AI models into defense systems, including intelligent data processing and NLP pipelines.
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