HII · 12 hours ago
Software Engineer Artificial Intelligence (Engineer Software 2)
Suffolk, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$78K/yr - $90K/yr
2+ years expHII's Mission Technologies division is seeking a passionate Associate Software Engineer to help architect, develop, and sustain next generation solutions that directly support national level readiness. You will work as part of a team of Software Engineers building data driven planning tools, high fidelity simulation platforms, and integrated live virtual constructive (LVC) environments that mirror real world operational conditions and support mission ready training.
Health CarePublic Safety
No H1B
Security Clearance Required
Responsibilities
Architect Intelligent Agent Systems: • Design and implement autonomous multi agent workflows. • Define reasoning loop patterns, tool use strategies, and long term memory architectures. • Build reliable, interpretable, and safe agent behaviors for mission critical environments
Scale Cloud-Native Infrastructure: • Architect and deploy microservices within Kubernetes based environments. • Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance as system complexity grows. • Apply containerization best practices across development and production systems
Advance AI Engineering Excellence: • Lead the development of LLM evaluation strategies and automated testing frameworks. • Drive prompt engineering, parameter tuning, and model behavior optimization. • Ensure agent outputs remain accurate, safe, and aligned with mission requirements
Modernize Developer Experience: • Integrate advanced AI-driven development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) into the development lifecycle and build CI/CD pipelines to maintain the team’s software. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline delivery and improve reliability. • Champion engineering best practices across the team
Provide Technical Leadership: • Translate mission level requirements into actionable technical roadmaps. • Mentor junior engineers in distributed systems, AI engineering, and cloud architecture. • Collaborate across teams to deliver cohesive, scalable, and future ready solutions
Qualification
Required
2 years experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience
Strong experience building production grade distributed systems (Spring Boot, FastAPI, or similar)
Must have hands on expertise designing, containerizing, using Docker and orchestrating microservices using Kubernetes
Must have demonstrated ability implementing scalable, cloud native microservices on Kubernetes clusters
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Self driven with a high degree of initiative
Understanding of the full software development lifecycle
Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret security clearance
Preferred
Knowledge developing autonomous agent architectures or AI/ML systems
Experience with Helm and scalable deployment patterns
Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus)
Benefits
Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
Wellness resources
Employee assistance programs
Savings Plan Options (401(k))
Financial planning tools
Life insurance
Employee discounts
Paid holidays and paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
Company
HII
HII is committed to delivering capabilities of exceptional quality and safety to our customers, and to the safety, health and welfare.
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