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Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

United States, Virginia, RestonFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Define architectural approaches for AI services in sovereign and air-gapped environments, ensuring security, reliability, and scalability while balancing immediate needs with long-term investment.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure & Architecture)

Builds

Reusable deployment frameworks, observability tools, and shared capabilities for multiple AI services

Domain

AI Infrastructure, Sovereign Cloud, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

System architecture design, AI service infrastructure, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipeline design, incident management, technical mentorship, cross-team collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with air-gapped environments, reusable platform development, AI model delivery

Technologies

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure

Responsibilities

Set technical direction across services, design and implement critical software changes, participate in on-call rotations, mentor engineers, drive adoption of engineering practices

Seniority

Principal, hands-on engineering leader