Software/AI Engineer

Quality Support, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Support, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software/AI Engineer to join their team in Virginia. The role requires over 10 years of experience in software development, particularly in AI applications for submarine systems. Candidates must have proficiency in Linux, Python, and container technologies.

This position is contingent upon contract award and requires U.S. citizenship. Team leadership and the ability to work collaboratively are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Software/AI Engineer.
• Experience with AI programming and development.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Transform AI technology into opportunities and lead mission-critical projects.
• Develop and test submarine electronic subsystems.
• Manage clear documentation and effective collaborations within teams.

Skills

Linux CLI

Python

C

C++

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Git

Ansible

Agile

Education

B.A. or B.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, information technology

Tools

Docker

NGINX

Job description

Quality Support, Inc. openings for Software/AI Engineers with 10+ years of related experience in submarine electronic subsystem requirements, development and testing. Preferred Virginia Class Submarine Program and/or Columbia Class Submarine Program background/experience but not required. Secret and Top-Secret clearances required. Must be a US Citizen.

THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

Job Responsibilities

• Transform AI technology into opportunity as a Software/AI Engineer at QSI. Help drive the next-must have dynamic mission‑critical government projects while maturing your engineering skills and career.
• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
• Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
• Understanding of basic parallel programming concepts
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
• Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools
• Focus on mastering basic syntax, data structures (lists, dictionaries), and object‑oriented programming.
• Basic foundational grasp of probability, linear algebra, and basic statistics is necessary to understand how AI algorithms evaluate and process data
• Integrating pre‑trained models via developer APIs, such as OpenAI, Google’s Gemini, or Anthropic.
• Use data processing libraries like NumPy and Pandas to manipulate datasets before feeding them to an AI.
• Understand how to write clear, context‑rich instructions for AI systems so you can rapidly prototype features without writing complex code.
• Familiar with beginner‑friendly machine learning frameworks, such as Scikit‑Learn, which provide simple tools for pattern recognition and basic data analysis

Qualifications / Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Tool Suite
• Experience developing with Python in a Linux environment
• Experience in Linux, Python, C, C++
• Experience in network protocol analysis
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes
• Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL
• Experience designing and implementing REST interfaces
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
• Experience with Git Source Control System
• Familiar with Observability and Analytics platform solutions such as Splunk
• Familiar with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment
• Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
• Leadership, Team Lead/Manager, supervise and manage 10+ employees
• Teamwork
• Analyzing information
• Software/AI documentation
• Software/AI testing
• Software/AI development fundamentals
• Software/AI development process
• Software/AI requirements
• Software architecture
• The desire to be challenged and think out of the box

Education / Experience Required

• B.A. or B.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, or related discipline
• Ten+ years of job‑related experience
• Ten+ years of experience as a Software/AI Engineer
• Ten+ years of experience with AI
• Experience with computer/AI programming
• Experience with the Django Web framework
• Experience with the Celery Task Scheduler
• Experience with NGINX
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience with AI Development Tools such as Claude Code

Quality Support, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affiant Action employer.