Senior AI & SI Platform Engineer

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Pension plan

Vacation & relocation support

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI and Data Analytics division in Richland/Seattle. You will design scalable, production-grade SI platforms, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction across agentic SI, ML lifecycles, and large-scale ETL pipelines.

On-site required, with strong emphasis on security and reliability. You will work with Python and other languages, deploy microservices on Kubernetes, and integrate data processing

Qualifications

• PhD and 1 year of Software Engineering experience required, or
• MS/MA and 3 years, or
• BS/BA and 5 years, or
• HS/GED and 16 years of Software Engineering experience.
• Hands-on software development with Python is required.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable, mission-critical software components for SI platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide technical direction.
• Lead complex data orchestration and real-time processing initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Skills

Python

Other language

ML lifecycle

Cloud native

Data pipelines

Collaboration

Education

PhD +1 year experience

MS/MA +3 years

BS/BA +5 years

HS/GED +16 years

Tools

Copilot

Claude

Cursor

Docker

Kubernetes

Spark

Kafka

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI and Data Analytics division in Richland/Seattle. You will design scalable, production-grade SI platforms, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction across agentic SI, ML lifecycles, and large-scale ETL pipelines.

On-site required, with strong emphasis on security and reliability. You will work with Python and other languages, deploy microservices on Kubernetes, and integrate data processing