Essential Software Inc ยท 1 month ago
Senior AI Software Engineer
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $165K/yr
3+ years expEssential Software Inc. is a trusted partner delivering innovative technology solutions that advance critical missions. We are seeking an AI Senior Software Engineer to innovate, design, build, and ship production grade GenAI features, while collaborating with scientists to enhance data discovery and research workflows.
Information TechnologySoftwareTechnical Support
Responsibilities
Take end to end ownership of features from design and estimation through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
Translate research and product requirements from scientific stakeholders into concrete technical designs and working software
Partner with product owners, architects, and applied scientists to prototype and validate new AI driven capabilities, then harden them for production use
Help invent new features and contribute to technical direction for AI and data intensive services
Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers and peers learning AI and cloud patterns
Design, develop, test, and maintain high quality software services that meet program requirements and deliver measurable value to cancer researchers
Collaborate closely with fellow engineers, QA, product owners, and business users in an agile, iterative environment
Write and maintain clear technical documentation, contributing to shared coding standards and best practices
Support acceptance testing and ensure successful delivery to end users in secure, compliant environments
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including performance, reliability, and scalability challenges
Integrate existing software into new or updated cloud environments using modern deployment and containerization practices
Contribute to continuous improvement of team processes, development tooling, and engineering standards
Design and deploy AI powered features that enhance data discovery, interoperability, and research workflows across multiple platforms
Integrate LLMs and other ML models into cloud and web applications, including: Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, tool and function calling, and prompt design and evaluation frameworks
Build and enhance data pipelines for model training and finetuning using biomedical and clinical datasets
Implement monitoring and feedback mechanisms to manage model drift, accuracy, latency, cost, and user experience
Run experiments and evaluations to improve model performance and outcomes for researchers and clinicians
Apply responsible AI principles aligned with federal security, privacy, and compliance standards
Collaborate with federal stakeholders, domain experts, and UX teams to translate research needs into scalable, repeatable AI solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited (CHEA) institution
3-5 years of experience building and maintaining production software systems
Experience with modern web or service development stacks, for example: Languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, or similar; frameworks such as React, Angular, Node.js, or similar
Hands-on experience in a cloud environment (AWS preferred), including containerized workflows (for example Docker, ECS, EKS)
Experience with relational databases and SQL, and familiarity with modern CI/CD practices
Strong communication skills and experience working directly with customers, product owners, or business stakeholders
Proven ability to collaborate in a team environment, manage priorities, and deliver in a fast paced government or enterprise setting
Proficiency in Python for AI, ML, or LLM integration, plus at least one additional production language (for example Java, TypeScript, Go, or C++)
Applied knowledge of ML fundamentals such as evaluation, bias, data leakage, and experiment design
Experience deploying LLMs or other AI models into production systems, or integrating with cloud based AI services
Experience with patterns such as RAG, vector search, or orchestration frameworks (for example LangChain or LlamaIndex) is strongly preferred
Preferred
Background in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated data systems
Experience supporting federal security and compliance frameworks such as FISMA, FedRAMP, or HIPAA adjacent environments
AWS Solutions Architect or related cloud certification
Benefits
Health care
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings
Professional development opportunities
And more
Company
Essential Software Inc
Essential Software Inc. helps customers make scientific breakthroughs faster.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Essential Software Inc has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2023 (8)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase