AI Systems Software Engineer for Mission-Critical Ops

Aptima Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptima Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Systems to design, develop, deploy, and sustain AI-enabled software for mission-critical DoD programs in the Dayton OH or Washington, DC area.

You will work full lifecycle from prototyping AI models to production deployment, building scalable services, and integrating AI into robust software architectures with researchers and engineers. You will apply strong AI expertise with software engineering best practices to deliver

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience and ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.
• Willingness to travel when necessary
• Demonstrated technical ability and initiative to lead and execute work independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled software systems that leverage multimodal data sources to classify, assess, and model human performance and operational behaviors.
• Build and integrate AI capabilities—including LLMs, agentic systems, computer vision models, and multimodal analytics—into scalable software applications and services.
• Design and implement backend services, APIs, workflows, and software infrastructure that support production AI applications.
• Collaborate within agile, cross-functional teams to transition research algorithms into operational software systems.
• Develop, test, containerize, deploy, and maintain production-ready applications using modern software engineering and DevSecOps practices.
• Contribute to software architecture, system integration, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud or edge deployment strategies.
• Lead execution of technical tasks, ensuring work is delivered with high quality and on schedule.
• Contribute to technical reports, publications, presentations, proposals, and customer deliverables.
• Support customer engagements through software demonstrations, integration activities, technical discussions, and capability briefings.
• Continue professional development through conferences, technical literature, and emerging technologies in AI and software engineering.
• Present work through professional publications, technical forums, and conferences.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Security clearance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Aptima Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Systems to design, develop, deploy, and sustain AI-enabled software for mission-critical DoD programs in the Dayton OH or Washington, DC area.

You will work full lifecycle from prototyping AI models to production deployment, building scalable services, and integrating AI into robust software architectures with researchers and engineers. You will apply strong AI expertise with software engineering best practices to deliver