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Junior Software Engineer – Inference with Security Clearance

Neural Solutions
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 8/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/31/2026
We’re seeking a software engineer to support our AI infrastructure team at Columbia, MD. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the foundation for customer AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Your focus will be ensuring access to the highest available quality LLMs to users throughout the inference software stack. Responsibilities: * Procure, configure, and test new inference models, preparing them for release to our user base.

  • Develop in-house services and techniques to guarantee continual high-quality inference service for our customer.
  • Work with model vendor teams and representatives to create reliable pipelines for closed-source model usage.
  • Collaborate with teammates on surge efforts to support short-term, high-priority inference needs from our customer.
  • Engage with other teams in our organization to establish solid infrastructure for our services and integrate LLM-powered tools for user needs.

Required Skills: * Experience with Python and/or other modern programming languages.

  • Familiarity with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks.
  • Experience with Kubernetes/Helm.
  • Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers.
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions.

Nice to Have: * Experience with vLLM, LiteLLM, or similar inference-serving frameworks.

  • Experience with other LLM hosting frameworks and practices.
  • Experience supporting production software using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
  • Experience with Elastic, Grafana/Prometheus, or other observability frameworks and practices.
  • Experience with Docker and containerization.
  • Experience in traffic shaping and quality-of-service engineering.
  • Knowledge of and interest in hosting AI capabilities.

Experience Required: 3 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 7 years without degree Location: Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $138,000 - $163,000

Salary : $138,000 - $163,000

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