Senior Software Engineer – Platform

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

Job summary

Neural Solutions in Columbia, MD seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own cloud infrastructure and AI platform foundations. You will drive AWS/EKS deployments, Terraform automation, and secure IAM practices while guiding a team of engineers.

This role emphasizes scalable, secure infrastructure for AI services. The candidate should have deep Kubernetes experience, containerization, and strong observability with Elastic Stack, Kibana, Grafana/Prometheus.

Qualifications

• 12 years of professional software experience with a technical degree or 16 years without.
• Experience with AWS EKS, Terraform, IAM, and Route 53.
• Hands-on Kubernetes, Helm, and Kustomize expertise.
• Docker/containerization experience.
• Observability with Elastic Stack, Kibana, Grafana/Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure using AWS services (EKS, Terraform, IAM, Route 53).
• Translate high-level goals into engineering outcomes and platform solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote development standards and governance.
• Establish and enforce security best practices for infrastructure and data

Skills

AWS EKS

Terraform

IAM

Route53

Kubernetes

Helm/Kustomize

Docker

Elastic Stack

Kibana

Grafana/Prometheus

Terraform tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes tooling

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

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 Platform team, which owns the AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and security posture for all AI capabilities. In this role, you'll help build and maintain the foundation for our AI services while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure using AWS services (EKS, Terraform, IAM, Route 53).


• Translate high-level stakeholder goals into engineering outcomes and platform solutions.


• Mentor engineers and grow development best practices, engineering standards, and technical governance for the team.


• Establish and enforce security best practices for infrastructure systems and data, including certificate and identity management.

Required Skills

• Experience with AWS services such as EKS, Terraform, IAM, and Route 53.


• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm/Kustomize.


• Experience with Docker/containerization.


• Experience configuring and using observability tooling such as the Elastic Stack (Kibana) and Grafana/Prometheus.

Nice To Have

• Experience developing technical policies and governance frameworks.


• Familiarity with AI inference serving technologies (vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.).

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