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# Senior Software Engineer - Tools and Applications

- **Company:** Visionist, Inc
- **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Data Logging, System Availability, Large Language Models, Containerization, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Free and Open-Source Software, Docker
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9073212/senior-software-engineer-tools-and-applications

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)

 - 12 years of experience in software development
 - Expertise in UI/UX principles
 - Mastery of Python
 - Significant experience with using LLMs as a part of a code solution workflow
 - Significant experience developing and maintaining production software
 - Experience with Kubernetes/Helm
 - Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices
 - Experience with Docker and containerization
 - Demonstrate a willingness to learn, lead a team, and manage multiple junior developers
 - Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions
 - Ability to learn new technologies quickly
 - Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers
 - Familiarity with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks

## Description

Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI tools

 - Modify FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) to accommodate the customer's use cases
 - Regularly engage with customers, conducting requirements elicitation and developing solutions to address their needs
 - Maintain existing customer-facing infrastructure and applications, ensuring reliable services
 - Serve as a technical lead for AI Tools and Applications initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams
 - Conduct regular one-on-ones and provide coaching, feedback, and support for assigned team members
 - Act as the team point of contact (POC) for contract administration functions
 - Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for complex, underspecified systems and requirements
 - Establish new technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks where gaps exist
 - Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams
 - Implement and oversee monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services
 - Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of components
 - Communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels


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