{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f8d453697ecd8d6454c8e825","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f8d453697ecd8d6454c8e825","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f8d453697ecd8d6454c8e825","title":"Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)","description":"Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)\n\nClearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required\nPosition ID: 07-108-SWE2\nLocation: Annapolis Junction, Maryland\n\nDescription:\n\nIntelligence analysts rely on multi-step workflows that are time-sensitive, detail-rich, and critical to national security. As an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer, you will work directly with mission users to capture these workflows, document operational decision points, and translate them into effective AI-enabled capabilities.\n\nYou will design and implement solutions that may include LLM-powered workflows, agent-based automation, or hybrid approaches depending on mission needs. Your work will streamline analytical tasks, improve data accessibility, and support rapid, informed decision-making in high-tempo environments.\n\nYou will collaborate with operators, analysts, developers, and mission leadership to ensure solutions integrate cleanly with existing systems, perform reliably in production, and adhere to the security and governance expectations of classified environments.\n\nPosition Required Skills:\n\nExperience capturing user workflows and translating them into structured process maps, automation requirements, or executable logic.\nExperience designing or implementing LLM-based or agentic workflows, including multi-step reasoning, tool integrations, and orchestration.\nExperience integrating AI systems with APIs, enterprise data stores, or mission platforms.\nExperience with programming languages such as Python.\n\nPosition Desired Skills:\n\nExperience engineering AI capabilities in on-premise or multi-classification environments.\nExperience with AWS or Azure, including work in restricted or classified environments.\nExperience with AI/LLM development frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, or CrewAI.\nExperience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, or llama.cpp.\nExperience with cyber or intelligence workflows, operational data types, or mission-oriented analytical processes.\nMaster’s degree in AI, ML, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering.\n\nSWE2 Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree and 14 years of experience, with 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software engineering within cyber, intelligence, or national security environments.\n\nSalary Range: $201k-$246k (Annually)\n\nThe range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.\n\nAkina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.\n\nAkina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.\n\nWe are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\n\nwww.akina-inc.com/careers","company":"Akina","rawCompany":"akina","city":"Annapolis Junction","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T20:06:29.706Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-2051.00","title":"Data Scientists","slug":"data-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541990","title":"All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services","slug":"all-other-professional-scientific-and-technical-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)","description":"Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)\n\nClearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required\nPosition ID: 07-108-SWE2\nLocation: Annapolis Junction, Maryland\n\nDescription:\n\nIntelligence analysts rely on multi-step workflows that are time-sensitive, detail-rich, and critical to national security. 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Your work will streamline analytical tasks, improve data accessibility, and support rapid, informed decision-making in high-tempo environments.\n\nYou will collaborate with operators, analysts, developers, and mission leadership to ensure solutions integrate cleanly with existing systems, perform reliably in production, and adhere to the security and governance expectations of classified environments.\n\nPosition Required Skills:\n\nExperience capturing user workflows and translating them into structured process maps, automation requirements, or executable logic.\nExperience designing or implementing LLM-based or agentic workflows, including multi-step reasoning, tool integrations, and orchestration.\nExperience integrating AI systems with APIs, enterprise data stores, or mission platforms.\nExperience with programming languages such as Python.\n\nPosition Desired Skills:\n\nExperience engineering AI capabilities in on-premise or multi-classification environments.\nExperience with AWS or Azure, including work in restricted or classified environments.\nExperience with AI/LLM development frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, or CrewAI.\nExperience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, or llama.cpp.\nExperience with cyber or intelligence workflows, operational data types, or mission-oriented analytical processes.\nMaster’s degree in AI, ML, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering.\n\nSWE2 Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree and 14 years of experience, with 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software engineering within cyber, intelligence, or national security environments.\n\nSalary Range: $201k-$246k (Annually)\n\nThe range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.\n\nAkina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.\n\nAkina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. 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