CareerPlan

Senior Principal Software Engineer

USAFull-time$146k–$248k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Architect, design, and develop high-quality software solutions, APIs, and SDKs while integrating automated testing and leading proof-of-concept capabilities.

Role type

Senior Principal Software Engineer (AI/LLM & API focus)

Builds

Robust software products, APIs, SDKs, and automated testing frameworks

Domain

Cyber Operations / AI & Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Go, Python, LLMs, embeddings, agentic development, API design, SDK development, GitLab, rigorous model evaluation

Preferred skills

Docker, Podman, GitLab CI, gRPC, Protobuf, SQLite, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Scaled Agile Framework

Technologies

Go, Python, GitLab, Docker, Podman, gRPC, Protobuf, SQLite, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Architect and design new capabilities, develop APIs and SDKs, build automated testing, research and demonstrate proof-of-concept solutions, groom feature backlog, debug integration challenges

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with architectural leadership