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# AI/ML Software Engineer

- **Company:** Parsons Corporation
- **Location:** Aberdeen, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $103,500.0 - $181,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NumPy, Tensorflow, Reinforcement Learning, Software Organization, Cloud Platform System, Pytorch, Multi-Agent Systems, Virtual Environment, Deep Learning, Git, Pandas, Information Technology, Codebase, Docker
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9119248/aiml-software-engineer

## About the Role

* Required: B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering and 5+ years of post-degree machine learning experience, or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering and 2+ years of experience, or Ph.D. in relevant field
 * High proficiency in Python with a strong background in writing modular, testable, and maintainable codebases
 * Framework fluency with data science tools and libraries (NumPy, Pandas, etc) and at least one deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
 * Familiarity with virtual environment tools such as Conda/uv/Poetry, or Docker containerization
 * Experience with Git and software development best practices, and working within Linux systems
 * The ability to work both individually and in a multi-team development project
 * Communicate methods and findings through publication manuscripts
 * U.S. Citizenship is required
 * Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Skills:

 * Experience with reinforcement learning or multi-agent systems
 * Experience running experiments on HPC or cloud systems, and tracking results for later analysis between machines (Trackio / Weights & Biases / Tensorboard with neat file management)

## Description

Parsons is searching for a professional to support development, integration, testing, and ongoing execution of in-house machine learning research on multi-agent reinforcement learning.

What You'll Be Doing :

 * This work will include conducting experiments on the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of deployed machine learning (ML) solutions.
 * Formulating and testing hypotheses via implementing compute-efficient AI/ML training methods, applying statistics, and performing data analysis


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