Lead AI & Platform Engineer - Secure, End-to-End Impact

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland, Seattle (WA, WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks software engineers to join its AI and Data Analytics Division in Richland/Seattle. You will design and build agentic AI systems, data platforms, and cloud-native infrastructure to support national security missions.

Ideal candidates have PhD with 3+ years or MS/BS with extensive software experience, strong Python skills, and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• PhD and 3 years of relevant experience in software engineering
• MS/MA and 5 years of relevant experience
• BS/BA and 7 years of relevant experience
• AA and 16 years of relevant experience
• HS/GED and 18 years of relevant experience
• Current, hands-on software development experience using Python

Responsibilities

• With new projects and expanding programs, our AI and Data Analytics Division offers opportunities to advance cutting-edge research and build solutions for critical national security missions.
• We're hiring across two complementary lead engineering tracks and we're looking for people who want to own something meaningful end-to-end: from the platform beneath it, to the systems that power it, to the experience humans actually touch.

Skills

Python

DevSecOps

Platform Engineering

AI Systems

Data Platforms

Education

PhD

MS/MA

BS/BA

AA

HS/GED

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks software engineers to join its AI and Data Analytics Division in Richland/Seattle. You will design and build agentic AI systems, data platforms, and cloud-native infrastructure to support national security missions.

Ideal candidates have PhD with 3+ years or MS/BS with extensive software experience, strong Python skills, and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.