Junior Full Stack Software Engineer (AWS Certification Required)

Summary

Visionist, Inc. has an exciting new opportunity for a Junior Full Stack Software Engineer. You will be joining a critical mission supporting our customers big data processing platforms, working with the newest technology and methodologies for processing mass amounts of data and distilling them into actionable results.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support infrastructure for AI model inference under the guidance of senior engineers
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and autonomous agents
• Participate in implementing monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services
• Assist with automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Help ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components
• Follow established security best practices for AI systems and data
• Work effectively in ambiguous problem spaces, learning to define structured and scalable solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to shared engineering standards

Skills

• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 2 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 3 years of experience in software development
• One of the following certifications: AWS Certified Developer --- Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning --- Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning --- Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Experience contributing to production systems
• Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures
• Exposure to cloud engineering, preferably AWS
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt in fast-moving environments
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to ask questions and collaborate

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 2 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 3 years of experience in software development
• One of the following certifications: AWS Certified Developer --- Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning --- Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning --- Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Experience contributing to production systems
• Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures
• Exposure to cloud engineering, preferably AWS
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt in fast-moving environments
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to ask questions and collaborate

Benefits

• We are a **100%** employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
• **Competitive 15% retirement contribution!** (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
• **4** weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”, **12** paid holidays, **comp time**, **overtime**, AND **flexible work hours**
• **80** hours of paid parental leave with an additional **$8,000** supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
• **Medical, dental, & vision** benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional **$4,160/year**)
• Annual **lifestyle bonus of $600** – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
• Annual **merit increases & performance-based bonuses**
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability