Senior Software Engineer – Inference with Security Clearance

Neural Solutions; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 204,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Neural Solutions in Columbia, MD is seeking a senior software engineer to lead and evolve our AI infrastructure. You will drive evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models for users, mentor engineers, and build scalable internal services to guarantee high-quality inference across the stack.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate LLM-powered tools, manage surge requirements, and shape best practices for reliability and performance in a cloud-native

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with a technical degree
• Proven mentoring and leadership abilities
• Experience deploying AI infra in cloud environments

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models.
• Mentor engineers and grow development best practices.
• Develop in-house services for high-quality inference.
• Collaborate across teams to build solid infrastructure for services.
• Support surge needs from customers during high-priority periods.

Skills

Python

CI/CD frameworks

Communication

Leadership

SRE practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Argo CD

AWS

Job description

Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across our organization. We’re seeking a senior software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. Your focus will be ensuring access to the highest available quality LLMs to users throughout the inference software stack. Responsibilities:

• Lead the evaluation, configuration, and deployment of inference models for our users.
• Mentor engineers and grow development best practices and standards for the team.
• Develop in-house services and techniques to guarantee continual high-quality inference service for our customer.
• Engage with other teams within our organization to establish solid infrastructure for our services and integrate LLM-powered tools for user needs.
• Collaborate with teammates on surge efforts to support short-term, high-priority inference needs from our customer. Required Skills:
• Experience with Python and/or other modern programming languages.
• Experience with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
• Experience with Kubernetes/Helm.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud service providers.
• Strong communication skills and ability to mentor other engineers.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. Nice to Have:
• Experience with vLLM, LiteLLM, or similar inference-serving frameworks.
• Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
• Knowledge of and interest in hosting AI capabilities. Experience Required: 12 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 16 years without degree Location: Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $204,000 - $247,000