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Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AWS, Kubernetes)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 17-09-CSWE3
Telework: Hybrid
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Description:

Leveraging advances in data science to support challenging analytic problems including information overload, discovery, attribution, tracking, and assessment.

Develop an evolving suite of operational prototypes driven by state-of-the-art data science techniques for behavioral, geo-temporal, social, and content analysis against full-scale collection in robust, flexible, and multi-tenant cloud environments.

Research to advance the science of machine learning and statistics in mission problems.

Position Required Skills:

• Minimum 1 year hands-on MLOps experience, including fine-tuning and operationalizing small ML models
• Python
• Python libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Pytorch, Keras, spaCy, GLiNER)
• Java
• JavaScript
• Angular
• React
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Bash
• Databases – Postgres, neo4j, click-house, accumulo, mongo-db, sql-lite, duckDB
• Operating Systems – Linux (RHEL 8), Windows
• Experience working with LLMs

Position Desired Skills:

• Experience with Claude Sonnet 4
• Ability to write code with dynamic prompts using OpenAI Chat Completions API

CSWE3 Qualifications:

Within the last ten (10) years, a minimum of seven (7) years experience combined programming with all of the following languages: Java, C++, or Python

Within the last seven (7) years, a minimum of five (5) years experience designing and developing applications in a Windows or UNIX/Linux operating environment

Within the last three (3) years, a minimum of one (1) year of experience using database technologies such as Apache Accumulo, MongoDB, ScyllaDB, Google Cloud Bigtable, Amazon DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Postgres, or equivalent technologies.

Within the last three (3) years, a minimum of one (1) year of experience using distributed batch- or stream-processing solutions such as Ray, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Beam, Databricks, cloud-native data-processing services, or equivalent technologies.

Within the last three (3) years, a minimum of one (1) year of experience using distributed file or object storage systems such as HDFS, Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Google Cloud Storage, or equivalent technologies.

Within the last three (3) years, a minimum of one (1) year experience with requirements analysis and design for one (1) or more object-oriented systems

Within the past two (2) years, six (6) months development experience with Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Computing Services

A bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline; an associate's degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years programming experience or five (5) years programming experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

Salary Range: $231k-$282k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

www.akina-inc.com/careers