Technical Lead - Cognitive UI and Agentic Workflow Integration

Bti36021; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 247,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid healthcare premiums

Competitive salaries and performance bonuses

Career development and in-house training

Tuition Reimbursement

Up to 5 weeks PTO plus 2 weeks of federal holidays

401K matching

Social Events

Job summary

Bti36021 is seeking a high-performing Hands-on Technical Lead who will actively design, code, and deploy solutions while guiding a talented engineering team in Herndon, Virginia. The role emphasizes a strong integration of frontend and backend technologies, leveraging expertise in React, Python, and modern API frameworks.

The ideal candidate will have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph and a proven track record of debugging complex systems. Competitive salary and excellent benefits including fully paid healthcare premiums and career development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Strong experience in integrating frontend UX and backend services.
• Ability to debug complex systems and API contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the primary engagement technical lead.
• Co-author and architect a cutting-edge Cognitive User Interface.
• Drive end-to-end technical integration across platforms.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering background

Proficiency in React/TypeScript

Python backend services

Debugging complex distributed systems

LLM-enabled applications

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Job description

About the Team

Here at BTI360, we’ve built a culture that’s passionate about developing software engineers. Software doesn't build itself. People do. In fact, teams of people do. That's why our primary focus is on developing better craftsmen, better teammates, and better technical leaders. By putting people first, we're not just giving our teammates more opportunities to grow, we're also raising the bar of the software we ship. BTI360 previously has been voted 10 years in a row as a TOP Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal.

We are seeking a high-performing Hands-on Technical Lead who is equally comfortable architecting complex systems and diving deep into the codebase. In this role, youwon'tjustmanagethe sidelines—you will actively design, code, and deploy solutions while guiding a talented engineering team. You will bridge the gap between high-level missionobjectivesand concrete technical execution, serving as both the strategic technical anchor and a core individual contributor for a mission-critical Sponsor-facing effort.

In this role you will:

• Lead and execute as the primary engagement technical lead for a mission-critical effort, directly translating complex mission needs and businessobjectivesinto robust engineering decisions and high-quality code.
• Co-author, architect, and lead the team building a cutting-edge Cognitive User Interface and supporting backend services, enabling users to seamlessly interact with, refine, and drive agentic AI workflows configured via BTI360's HorizonAgentFlow.
• Drive end-to-end technical integration by actively developing and coordinating across React-based frontends, Python backend services, secure cloud infrastructure,DevSecOpspipelines, and specialized MCP/tool providers.
• Partner hands-on with domain-specialized teams to expose and validate MCP capabilities, APIs, and models—actively debugging integration gaps, isolating system issues, and writing the fixes needed tooptimizeunderperforming workflows.
• Architect and implement robust human-in-the-loop feedback mechanisms, ensuring the system inherently supports user review, refinement, explainability, and the continuous measurement of workflow performance over time.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI withPolygraph
• Hands-on, full-stack software engineering background with proven experience making architectural decisions where frontend UX, backend services, data lines, and workflow orchestration seamlessly integrate.
• Strongproficiencyin writing and reviewing production-grade code across React/TypeScript interfaces and Python backend services.
• Ability to debug across complex, distributed systems—diagnosing whether an integration gap stems from the UI, API contracts, model/tool behavior, or underlying cloud infrastructure.
• LLM-enabled applications and modern API/data integration patterns.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience building and scaling enterprise applications using modern Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django).
• Experience deploying to and managing secure cloud environments ( AWS or GCP ); specific exposure to Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) or air-gapped cloud infrastructure is highly desirable.
• Experience designing andoptimizing Agentic AI workflows, including tool-calling, human-in-the-loop feedback mechanisms, and agent evaluation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or building custom tool-provider interfaces for AI agents.
• Experience with cloud-native engineering and infrastructure-as-code using Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform in secure, controlled, or air-gapped deployment environments.
• A data-driven mindset: experience defining or evaluating system success using product or mission KPIs to prioritize engineering backlogs.

The base salary pay range for this role is $146,000 - $247,900. This range reflects base compensation only and does not include benefits, bonuses, or additional pay incentives associated with the opportunity.

BTI360 benefits for full-time teammates

• Fully paid healthcare premiums
• Competitive salaries and performance bonuses
• Career development and in-house training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Up to 5 weeks PTO plus 2 weeks of federal holidays
• 401K dollar for dollar matching up to 6% annually -vested immediately on day 1
• Giving Back: Serving communities locally and across the globe
• Social Events (happy hours, golf tournament, BTI360 Family Festival and more)

Commitment to Fairness and Inclusion

At BTI360, we believe that unlocking the potential of others is not just a mission—it's the heart of our culture. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual can grow each day, lead with humility, and do the right thing. Our core values guide us in developing software that makes a difference, primarily serving national security customers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. We celebrate fairness and are dedicated to creating an environment of mutual respect and inclusion where everyone can bring their true selves to work.