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# Software Engineer (AI-Assisted Developer Tooling)

- **Company:** Visionist, Inc
- **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, Unit Testing, Software Quality, Code Review, Programming Tools, Knowledge Management, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Malware, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5828866798

## 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
 - 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 Benefits of becoming a Visionist: Your New Career

## Description

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Software Engineer (AI-Assisted Developer Tooling) on our largest PRIME contract. Our team of Analysts and Engineers is motivated by the direct impact on the mission, crafting specialized tools for enhanced efficiency and quick iterations for our operations user base. Seeing your tools in real-time action brings immediate gratification. This premier program encompasses traditional software services including Systems Design and Engineering, Database Administration, Data Science and Knowledge Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Integration and Test, as well as Operations and Systems Support. The program is characterized by innovation and excitement, fostering meaningful engagements, and offering distinctive collaboration opportunities with users, policy makers, and mission leadership, all while maintaining a service mindset. If you thrive in a collaborative work
environment and enjoy utilizing a diverse tech stack, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you! For over 14 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people-your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation's cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don't just take our word for it-check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at www.visionistinc.com. ----- Your contributions are…

 - Design and implement AI-assisted IDE features and developer tooling capabilities
 - Integrate agent-based systems to automate repetitive developer tasks, including code reviews, unit test generation, and code quality analysis
 - Experiment with autonomous or semi-autonomous agents to enhance development workflows
 - Integrate new tools into existing development platforms and CI/CD pipelines
 - Collaborate with customers and teammates to gather feedback and iterate on solutions
 - Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements to inform future development Requirements for your new career…


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