Senior Software Engineer - SI/ML Systems & Data Pipelines

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its AI and Data Analytics Division in Richland or Seattle. You will design scalable, production-grade software for agentic SI platforms, ML pipelines, and real-time data processing while mentoring engineers and guiding technical direction.

You should have strong Python foundations, CS fundamentals, and experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• PhD and 1 year of Software Engineering experience -OR-
• MS/MA and 3 years of Software Engineering experience -OR-
• BS/BA and 5 years of Software Engineering experience -OR-
• AA and 14 years of Software Engineering experience in designing, architecting, programming, deploying, and automating software solutions in support of scientific research or consumer digital product development -OR-
• HS/GED and 16 years of Software Engineering experience in designing, architecting, programming, deploying, and automating software solutions in support of scientific research or consumer digital product development

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, mission-critical solutions
• Mentor junior engineers
• Lead project components and drive design decisions
• Support proposals and contribute to technical direction
• Build agentic SI platforms, large-scale data orchestration, and real-time intelligence processing

Skills

Python

CS fundamentals

Git

CI/CD

SI-assisted tools

Education

PhD + 1 year experience

MS/MA + 3 years experience

BS/BA + 5 years experience

AA + 14 years experience

HS/GED + 16 years experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

REST API

GraphQL

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its AI and Data Analytics Division in Richland or Seattle. You will design scalable, production-grade software for agentic SI platforms, ML pipelines, and real-time data processing while mentoring engineers and guiding technical direction.

You should have strong Python foundations, CS fundamentals, and experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern DevOps practices.