Software Engineer III - AI-Assisted Developer Tooling

Black Eagle Defense

Fort Meade, MD, United States

15 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

$209,000.0 - $266,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.clearancejobs.com

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Unit Testing Static Program Analysis Software Quality Code Review DevOps Programming Tools Software Engineering TypeScript Large Language Models Information Technology Virtual Agents

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Programming Languages

Job description

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Software Engineer III role, you will focus on improving the productivity and experience of software developers by building and integrating advanced development tooling. You will develop AI-assisted IDE capabilities, implement automated code quality workflows, and experiment with agentic and autonomous systems that support software development tasks.

Requirements

Design and implement AI-assisted IDE and developer tooling capabilities
Integrate agent-based systems for repetitive developer tasks such as code reviews, unit test generation, and code quality analysis
Experiment with autonomous or semi-autonomous agents to assist with development workflows
Integrate new tools into existing development platforms and pipelines
Collaborate with customers and teammates to gather feedback and iterate on solutions
Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements

QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Additional requirements:

Strong software engineering skills in one or more modern programming languages
Experience with IDEs, developer tools, or build and test systems
Hands-on experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents
Ability to prototype, evaluate, and refine experimental tooling
Solid understanding of software development workflows and best practices
Experience with automated code review or static analysis tools
Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks or orchestration systems
Experience working on developer platforms or internal engineering enablement teams
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Experience developing VS Code extensions (TypeScript, Electron)