Description Locations: Gaithersburg, MD Eagan, MN Egg Harbor, NJ
Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust (U.S. Citizenship required)
OverviewWe are seeking a Junior Software Engineer with AI-enabled development experience to support a large-scale modernization program involving real-time, high-availability, safety-critical systems. This role combines traditional software engineering with emerging AI-augmented development techniques to enhance delivery, code quality, and system performance.
This position is ideal for engineers who actively apply AI in their day-to-day workflow and want to contribute to a mission-critical, complex engineering environment.
What You'll Do- Design, develop, test, and maintain software for real-time, high-availability systems.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and automated test generation.
- Apply responsible AI practices across the full SDLC - requirements, design, implementation, testing, documentation, and code review.
- Analyze complex system requirements and translate them into efficient, maintainable designs.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts across development, test, and production environments.
- Promote code quality, reuse, traceability, and cross-team collaboration.
Requirements Required QualificationsAI-Driven Engineering ExperienceWe are specifically seeking engineers who integrate AI into their daily workflow.
Hands-on experience with:
- AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) for:
- Code generation and refactoring
- Debugging and automated test creation
- IDE-integrated AI workflows
- Large language model platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, etc.)
- Writing effective prompts and validating AI-generated output
- Human-in-the-loop development practices
- Evaluating AI output for correctness, performance, safety, and bias
- Incorporating AI/ML techniques into software engineering processes
- Automated testing frameworks
Core Technical Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 4-8 years of experience
- OR Master's degree with 2-6 years of experience
- Strong object-oriented programming experience
- Proficiency in C, C++, and/or Ada (Ada preferred but not required)
- Experience developing real-time, multi-threaded systems
- Familiarity with Linux (Red Hat), virtual machines, and hypervisors
- Experience with low-level communication protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, SCTP)
- Experience with hardware or complex system integration
- Experience with source control and configuration management tools
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required
Additional Role Expectations- Work independently on moderately complex tasks with moderate impact on the project team.
- Address technical issues using internal best practices and team collaboration.
- Communicate effectively with engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders.
- Apply standard engineering principles, processes, and tools across the software development life cycle.
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