Senior Software Engineer III – AI Infrastructure

Black Eagle Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 209,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Eagle Defense seeks a Senior Software Engineer III - AI Infrastructure to lead the development and operation of scalable AI infrastructure across the customer organization. You will design, implement, and maintain platform capabilities that power inference services and AI-enabled applications.

As a senior full-stack engineer, you will provide technical leadership, mentor teammates, and drive standards, governance, and best practices while leveraging cloud technologies and automation to

Responsibilities

• Lead development and operation of AI infrastructure to support scalable inference services and AI-enabled applications.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and drive engineering governance and best practices.

Job description

SALARY RANGE $209,000 - $266,000/year

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Senior Software Engineer III - AI Infrastructure role, you will lead the development, operation, and evolution of the next generation of AI infrastructure that powers innovation across the customer organization. As a senior full-stack engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining critical AI platform capabilities that support scalable inference services and a growing ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. You will provide technical leadership across AI infrastructure initiatives, guiding the design and operation of reliable, secure, and high-performance platform components while collaborating with engineers, stakeholders, and integrated teams across the organization. In addition to hands-on engineering responsibilities, you will mentor team members, support professional development through coaching and feedback, and help coordinate technical efforts to deliver mission objectives. You will help establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices while driving adoption of emerging technologies that improve the scalability, reliability, and effectiveness of enterprise AI capabilities. Through leadership, systems engineering, cloud technologies, automation, and platform development, you will help shape the foundation that enables the customer's long-term AI strategy and operational success.