Senior Software Engineer – Tools and Applications (SWE3) [D.26.0204]

Dover Networks LLC; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Networks LLC is seeking a software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. You will develop and maintain tools and applications enabling customers to use AI seamlessly. Expect growth as requirements evolve, and leadership opportunities as you mentor junior developers.

Role focuses on building robust AI tooling, ensuring reliability, performance, and security, while collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Clearance requirement: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph before applying.
• Must not require sponsorship for clearance or processing.
• Strong background in AI infrastructure tools and production software.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality AI tools and applications for workforce use.
• Ensure availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI tools.
• Modify FOSS for customer use cases.
• Engage with customers to elicit requirements and craft solutions.
• Maintain customer-facing infrastructure and apps for reliable services.
• Lead AI Tools and Applications initiatives across teams.
• Provide coaching and feedback to junior developers.
• Act as POC for contract administration functions.
• Define solutions for complex, underspecified systems.
• Establish policies, standards and governance frameworks.
• Drive adoption of new technologies across engineering teams.
• Oversee monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services.
• Ensure high availability and security of components.
• Communicate with stakeholders at multiple levels.

Skills

UI/UX principles

LLMs in code workflows

Python

AWS

Kubernetes

Helm

Argo CD

CI/CD

SRE practices

Docker

Education

B.S. in technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Argo CD

Job description

Applicants must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying. We are not sponsoring or processing clearances for this position. Candidates who are seeking to obtain a clearance do not meet the minimum requirements.

Salary Range: $260k-$285k per year with an additional $65k-$71k in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions

Description: Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across the customer organization. We’re seeking a software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the foundation for customer AI capabilities, while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Your focus will be developing and maintaining high-quality tools and applications that let the customer base use AI seamlessly and efficiently. Requirements shift quickly as mission needs adapt and new technology develops, so you’ll need to continue to grow and hone your skills and learn to turn loosely defined problems into solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality AI tools and applications for the workforce to use
• Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI tools.
• Modify FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) to accommodate the customer’s use cases.
• Regularly engage with customers, conducting requirements elicitation and developing solutions to address their needs.
• Maintain existing customer-facing infrastructure and applications, ensuring reliable services.
• Serve as a technical lead for AI Tools and Applications initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and provide coaching, feedback, and support for assigned team members.
• Act as the team point of contact (POC) for contract administration functions.
• Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for complex, underspecified systems and requirements.
• Establish new technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks where gaps exist.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams.
• Implement and oversee monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of components.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.

Skills Requirements:

• Expertise in UI/UX principles.
• Significant experience with using LLMs as a part of a code solution workflow.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions.
• Mastery of Python.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn, lead a team, and manage multiple junior developers.
• Significant experience developing and maintaining production software.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers.
• Experience with Kubernetes/Helm.
• Familiarity with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
• Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
• Experience with Docker and containerization.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with LLM UI Open-Source software such as OpenWebUI.
• Proficiency with AWS or other cloud service providers.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes/Helm.
• Proficiency with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
• Extensive Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
• Proficiency with Docker and containerization.
• Extensive experience with customer requirements elicitation, an expert in community outreach and integration.
• Experience with LLM model hosting.

YOE Requirement: 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.