Junior Product Engineer - AI-Driven Agentic Development

DefenseStorm; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DefenseStorm is seeking a Junior Product Engineer to shape the GRID platform by guiding agentic development rather than writing manual code. You will translate customer problems into precise specs and steer AI agents to deliver customer value.

Based in Atlanta with remote work options, the role emphasizes collaboration across product, design, and engineering, plus rigorous review of agent-produced results to ensure correctness and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field.
• 0-4 years of experience building and maintaining production software systems.
• An AI-native mindset and genuine interest in building software through agentic workflows.
• Strong ability to turn ambiguous problems into precise specifications and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency with software engineering so you can evaluate agent-produced architecture, data flow, tests, edge cases, and security.
• Comfort iterating quickly, learning from failures, andimproving instructions based on results.
• A high standard for reviewing and validating work rather than accepting generated output at face value.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, ownership, and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and customer-facing teams to shape the right outcomes.
• Define clear problem statements, requirements, acceptance criteria, and implementation constraints.
• Break initiatives into small, independently deliverable increments for agent execution.
• Direct AI agents through iterative development workflows.
• Review generated implementations for correctness, maintainability, security, and alignment with the specification.
• Validate results through tests, demonstrations, and customer-focused evaluation.
• Diagnose failures to improve context, specifications, and the agent harness.
• Other duties as assigned by management

Skills

AI-native mindset

Specification writing

Agentic development

Code review

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

DefenseStorm is seeking a Junior Product Engineer to shape the GRID platform by guiding agentic development rather than writing manual code. You will translate customer problems into precise specs and steer AI agents to deliver customer value.

Based in Atlanta with remote work options, the role emphasizes collaboration across product, design, and engineering, plus rigorous review of agent-produced results to ensure correctness and security.