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Invicti · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer, Agentic AI

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Invicti is a company focused on creating innovative security solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their AI team. In this role, you will design and implement advanced AI systems to enhance application security, collaborating across teams to deliver effective solutions.

Cyber SecurityData IntegrationData ManagementInformation TechnologySoftware

Hiring Manager

Melanie Evans DeJesus

Responsibilities

Design and implement autonomous agent systems in Python using frameworks like AWS Strands Agents, with emphasis on orchestration, reasoning, and decision-making

Create Model Context Protocol integrations connecting Octo to security tools, developer environments, and AI coding assistants like Cursor and GitHub Copilot

Develop and refine prompt chains for real security use cases, including triage, prioritization, and remediation

Build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines and memory architectures that give agents a persistent, contextual understanding of customer environments

Own features from design through production — build, test, deploy, and measure outcomes

Work closely with product, platform engineering, security research, and infrastructure teams to ensure we're building what customers need

Evaluate new AI/ML capabilities and determine how to bring them to production

Qualification

PythonLLM-powered applicationsDistributed systemsEnd-to-end software developmentPrompt engineeringAgent frameworksApplication securityCloud-native architecturesClear communicationProblem-solving mindsetHigh ownershipAdaptability

Required

5+ years of production software development experience with a track record of shipping high quality solutions

Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, RAG systems, or agentic AI

Strong Python proficiency with solid software engineering fundamentals

Understanding of distributed systems, API design, and cloud-native architectures

Experience with prompt engineering, embeddings, and vector databases

End-to-end software development skills, including frontend development, building pipelines, tests, monitoring, and scalability

Ability to balance engineering rigor with pragmatic delivery, embracing agentic coding tools like Claude Code to accelerate delivery

Clear communication skills — you surface problems early and propose solutions

Preferred

Experience with agent frameworks (AWS Strands, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI) in production environments

Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI tool integration patterns

Background in application security, penetration testing, or security tooling

Experience with Go or C# for performance-critical components

Ability to build single-page applications using Vue.js

AWS experience with Bedrock and Kubernetes deployments

Familiarity with using GitLab for source control and CICD

Knowledge of evaluation methodologies for LLM systems (benchmarks, red-teaming, human feedback)

Experience building third-party product integrations using REST APIs

Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects

Benefits

Health Insurance: We cover 100% of employee health care, vision, and dental premium costs. For dependents, we contribute 75% of healthcare and 50% vision/dental premium cost. Coverage is effective on your first day.

Employee Assistance Program: Emotional support counseling services — 24/7 life coaching, dependent care, elder care, financial & legal support, wellness coaching, new parent support, and more

Parental Leave: 16-week paid leave for birthing parent recovery; 4-week paid leave for non-birthing/bonding parent

401(k) Savings Plan: 50% up to 6% company match with 100% annual cliff vesting

Hybrid Flexible Schedule

Discretionary Time Off: Take time away from work when you need it (subject to manager approval)

Quarterly Thrive-Wellness Days: One extra day per quarter where the entire company takes a break to refresh and rejuvenate

Volunteerism Time Off: 5 days of paid time off each year to participate in volunteer activities of your choice

Learning & Development Budget: Investment in your professional growth

Employee Recognition: Ongoing recognition & rewards in a culture that emphasizes personal and professional growth