Lead Agentic Software Engineer for AI-Driven Systems

MITRE; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Meaningful career development

Culture of innovation

Job summary

MITRE in Bedford, MA is seeking a Lead Agentic Software Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate mission-focused software systems and data platforms using AI-enabled methods. You will deliver features, shape architecture, and lead program execution across multiple domains while collaborating with sponsors and teams.

Applicants should have 8+ years of software experience, strong Python, hands-on AI/agent tooling, and active security clearances.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's or equivalent.
• Strong Python skills and secure coding practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy mission software and data platforms with agentic workflows.
• Stand up and operate agentic toolchains integrated into engineering practices.
• Prototype and mature AI-enabled capabilities into production-grade systems.

Skills

Python proficiency

Agentic/AI-assisted development

Security best practices

Leadership/enablement

Programming fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Copilot

Code agents

CI/CD

Splunk

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

MITRE in Bedford, MA is seeking a Lead Agentic Software Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate mission-focused software systems and data platforms using AI-enabled methods. You will deliver features, shape architecture, and lead program execution across multiple domains while collaborating with sponsors and teams.

Applicants should have 8+ years of software experience, strong Python, hands-on AI/agent tooling, and active security clearances.