Software Engineer I: AI-Driven Python & API Integrations

Akina Inc; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k with company contribution

Healthcare fully covered

Dependent healthcare contribution 50%

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer I focused on Python, AI, and REST APIs in Columbia, Maryland. You will develop AI-enabled integrations, work with MCP tools, and ensure scalable interoperability for analysts and operators.

Guidance from senior engineers helps deliver stable AI tooling integrated into existing customer workflows. You will collaborate with engineers to test workflows, manage data sources, and refine solutions, while adhering to security and compliance requirements for the

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, particularly in handling JSON, interacting with REST APIs, and data manipulation.
• Experience leveraging HTTP-based APIs to access data through queries.
• Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Familiarity with Git and Jira/Confluence.
• Familiarity with presenting data analysis results to customers.

Responsibilities

• 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 PydanticIA, Langgraph, and DeepAgents.
• Interact with mission stakeholders to elicit requirements and devise solutions.
• Navigate customer data types to identify and extract relevant information.
• Collaborate with other software engineers to test workflows, identify issues, and recommend pathways for fixes.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

JSON handling

HTTP APIs

AI concepts

Prompt engineering

Data manipulation

Git

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

PydanticIA

Langgraph

DeepAgents

Job description

Akina Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer I focused on Python, AI, and REST APIs in Columbia, Maryland. You will develop AI-enabled integrations, work with MCP tools, and ensure scalable interoperability for analysts and operators.

Guidance from senior engineers helps deliver stable AI tooling integrated into existing customer workflows. You will collaborate with engineers to test workflows, manage data sources, and refine solutions, while adhering to security and compliance requirements for the