Junior Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure)

Summary

Visionist, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. They are seeking a Junior Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure) to implement and support infrastructure for AI model inference, contribute to the development and maintenance of production AI services, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

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 IaC principles
• Help ensure availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components
• Follow established security best practices for AI systems and data
• Work within ambiguous problem spaces while learning to define structured 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 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 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 unfamiliar technologies quickly
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions
• U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance With Polygraph Is Required
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 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 unfamiliar technologies quickly
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions
• U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance

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