Software Engineer II (AI Focus) D.26.0217

Dover Networks LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Networks LLC is seeking a Software Engineer with a focus on AI to develop and refine software that integrates AI capabilities into CNO workflows. You will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability, under the guidance of senior engineers.

Applicants must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, including JSON handling and API interaction.
• Experience with HTTP-based API data access.
• Understanding of AI development concepts, prompt engineering, and tool calling.
• Experience with Git and Atlassian tooling (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience presenting data analyses to customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop agentic integrations with Python leveraging AI models, APIs and data sources.
• Build tools and agentic workflows in frameworks like PydanticIA, Langgraph, and DeepAgents.
• Engage with stakeholders to elicit requirements and devise solutions.
• Navigate customer data types to extract relevant information.
• Collaborate with engineers to test workflows and identify fixes.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

AI development concepts

Git / VCS

Jira / Confluence

Data analysis / data manipulation

Education

BS in technical discipline

Tools

Git

Jira

Confluence

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: $176k-$192k per year with an additional $44k-$48k in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions

Description

We are seeking a Software Engineer with a focus on AI to develop and refine the software that integrates AI capabilities into CNO workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will work under the guidance of senior engineers to ensure AI tools are stable, reliable, and seamlessly integrated into the customer’s existing toolset.

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 Requirements

• 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 AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience with software source control (Git) and the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with presenting data analysis results to customers.
• Familiarity with Gitlab CICD automation.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration.
• Basic knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows.
• Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search).
• Familiarity with production CNO capabilities and operations.
• Practical experience in one or more artificial intelligence domains (e.g., intelligent systems, autonomy, planning, LLMs).

YOE Requirement

8 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.