Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AI, NLP)

Akina Inc; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 241,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k 100% vested

Healthcare costs covered for employees

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer (SWE3) for a Columbia, MD role focused on building an agentic platform that enables autonomous workflows.

You will integrate multiple data sources and APIs with MCP tools, collaborating with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. You will develop agentic integrations, create workflows within modern frameworks, and maintain the production-grade platform to support hundreds to thousands of users in a secure

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience with AI/NLP
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field (or equivalent)
• Experience building production applications serving thousands of users
• Understanding of prompt engineering, context management, and tool calling
• Experience with modern data pipelines, AI coding assistants, Git, Jira/Confluence

Responsibilities

• Develop agentic integrations with Python across AI models, APIs, and data sources
• Build tools and agentic workflows using frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents
• Collaborate with cyber analysts to translate workflows into scalable solutions
• Maintain and troubleshoot a production-grade agentic platform

Skills

AI & NLP focus

Python proficiency

Production-grade apps

Prompt engineering

Context management

Tool/calling

Git

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Python

PydanticAI

Langgraph

DeepAgents

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Confluence

APIs

Job description

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 20-16-039-SWE3
Location: Columbia, Maryland

Description

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and advance a cutting-edge agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. The position involves hands-on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context-aware capabilities. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven systems, shaping how agents operate, learn, and deliver impact in complex environments.

• Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production.
• Build tools and agentic workflows within modern frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents.
• Work directly with key stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities.
• Maintain and troubleshoot a production grade agentic platform.

Position Required Skills

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on AI and NLP and strong Python proficiency.
• Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users.
• Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience developing resilient, scalable stream processing applications using modern messaging and event-streaming platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.
• Experience with software source control (git) and Atlassian tool suite - Jira, Confluence.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration.
• Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows.
• Managing deployments in AWS Cloud with Kubernetes.
• Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search).
• Analyzing cyber security-related data sets (network traffic, OS events).
• Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
• Practical experience in one or more artificial intelligence domains (e.g., intelligent systems, autonomy, planning, LLMs).
• Familiarity with cloud computing technologies (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).

SWE3 Qualifications

A minimum of twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Salary Range

$241k-$295k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.