Senior-Level Full Stack Software Engineer
Arlington, VA
Full Time
CDAO
Experienced
Location: Hybrid (2-3 days a week at Falls Church, Pentagon, Alexandria, Arlington)
About the company:
At VivSoft, we aim to solve complex federal problems using emerging and open technologies in a collaborative and rewarding environment. VivSoft is a diverse team of strategists, engineers, designers, and creators experienced in building high-performance effective software with impactful organizational design and organizational dynamics for software delivery. We build secure Software Factories based on DoD reference designs and NIST Frameworks for Cloud and DevSecOps. These factories deliver AI/ML Applications, Data Science Platforms, Blockchain, and Microservices for DoD, Healthcare, and Civilian Agencies.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior-Level Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML Model Development, MLOps, and Applied Data Science to design, develop, and optimize AI-driven applications. In this role, you will build scalable software architectures, lead Agile development efforts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation. Ideal candidates have strong expertise in Python, JavaScript, cloud technologies, DevSecOps, and microservices. A Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance is required.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
Benefits:
About the company:
At VivSoft, we aim to solve complex federal problems using emerging and open technologies in a collaborative and rewarding environment. VivSoft is a diverse team of strategists, engineers, designers, and creators experienced in building high-performance effective software with impactful organizational design and organizational dynamics for software delivery. We build secure Software Factories based on DoD reference designs and NIST Frameworks for Cloud and DevSecOps. These factories deliver AI/ML Applications, Data Science Platforms, Blockchain, and Microservices for DoD, Healthcare, and Civilian Agencies.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior-Level Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML Model Development, MLOps, and Applied Data Science to design, develop, and optimize AI-driven applications. In this role, you will build scalable software architectures, lead Agile development efforts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation. Ideal candidates have strong expertise in Python, JavaScript, cloud technologies, DevSecOps, and microservices. A Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance is required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designs and develops software requirements for multiple Artificial Intelligence based support capabilities including the software architectures, APIs, frameworks, and libraries.
- Develops front end and backend of software prototypes, components, and tooling that can be leveraged to speed prototyping process.
- Maintains and guides the development of common libraries and tools used by multiple teams.
- Maintains the existing code base of in-production applications, performing bug fixes, updates of code and component libraries to meet security and performance needs as required, and capability enhancements as planned in the sprint schedule.
- Works closely with clients and requirements owners to build out product lines.
- Develops plans, road maps, software design strategies. Analyze and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components.
- Aids in formulating a strategy on how to achieve rapid prototyping of AI capabilities, including Generative AI.
- Works with data scientists, UX designers, cognitive scientists, developers, and testers to compose cohesive and sound software designs that form the basis of scalable AI solutions.
- Documents requirements and specifications and reviews documentation provided by other teams and vendors.
- Optimizes software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets and devises tooling and methodologies to profile execution and capture performance metrics.
- Stays informed on latest AI system and software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.
- Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 5 years of experience.
- DoDD 8140 IAT Level III is preferred
- Possess a minimum of an active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility
- Programming experience with Python, JavaScript, and at least one more programming language (Java is preferred).
- Experience with front end frameworks like React or Vue. Experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies, tools, and providing leadership to other developers operating within an Agile framework.
- DevSecOps experience including the use of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Tooling (Git runners, code scanning tools)
- Experience with containerization and use of Kubernetes
- Familiarity with Object Relational Modeling persistence frameworks (e.g. SQLAlchemy), and with PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with the use of ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, and Neo4J as persistent stores
- Well versed in modern software architectures like micro-services as well as front-end frameworks.
- Strong communications skills: you will be required to proactively engage fellow CDAO members both inside and outside of your team.
- Ability to synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and vision plans (Healthcare benefits are 100% employer-paid for employees only)
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (Flexible/Combined PTO, Bereavement Leave, 11 Company Paid Holidays)
- 401K Retirement Plan with employer match
- Professional Development Training Reimbursement
- Flexible/remote work schedules.
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