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Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector

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On-site

Employment

Internship

Published

Aug 11, 2026

Closes

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The role

The Public Sector software engineers (SWEs) create the core product building blocks forward-deployed teams use to develop agentic capabilities that function across multiple domains. SWEs responsibilities include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments. We develop novel agentic enabling capabilities that includes:

• Create multi-layered guardrails around agents

• Optimize data retrieval for agents

• Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents

• Automatically alerts users to deviations in data

• Illustrating how an agent reached a decision

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the development of a vertical feature or a horizontal capability to include defining requirements with stakeholders and implementation until it is accepted by the stakeholders.

You will: Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems and distributed architectures for Federal customers.

• Manage the full lifecycle of feature development from requirement definition to deployment on classified networks.

• Direct the orchestration of asynchronous agent fleets to meet mission requirements.

• Lead customer engagements to translate mission needs into technical requirements.

• Own the communication with stakeholders to ensure implementation meets defined acceptance criteria.

• Conduct technical reviews and identify risks within machine learning infrastructure and model serving.

• Drive the platform roadmap by providing technical specifications for Federal product offerings.

Ideally you will have:

• Full Stack Development: Proficiency in front-end, back-end development and infrastructure, including experience with modern web development frameworks, programming languages, and databases

Requirements

Department: Public Sector Engineering