AI Software Engineer
Dark Wolf Solutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Posted 29 days ago · $120,000.00 – $160,000.00
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Dark Wolf Solutions's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 90% of Dark Wolf Solutions's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Dark Wolf Solutions
- high 32 stale, 2 reposted of 63 open
- Hiring momentum
- 77 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Dark Wolf Solutions's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Dark Wolf Solutions.
About this role
The AI Software Engineer at Dark Wolf will architect, build, and deploy advanced AI-driven solutions for federal and defense enterprises. Responsibilities include designing automated data ingestion pipelines, implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems, and developing intelligent chatbots. The role requires collaboration with UI/UX and data engineers to create interactive dashboards and ensure compliance with DoD security regulations.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience engineering production-grade AI/ML systems (or 3+ years with a Master's/Ph.D.)
- Hands-on experience fine-tuning, evaluating, and deploying open-source and proprietary LLMs, embedding models, and vector databases
- Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and modern API frameworks
- Experience working with complex structured and unstructured data sources, SQL, NoSQL, graph databases, and data lakes
- Must hold an active U.S. Government Secret clearance (or higher) and be eligible to obtain TS/SCI access.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying AI applications within DoD, Air Force, or Federal agency environments
- Proven track record building XAI (Explainable AI) architectures for leadership decision support
- Background in developing AI solutions for HR systems, workflow management software, or scientific/academic literature indexing
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and containerized deployment technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Worth weighing
- Target salary range is specified but may vary based on expertise and skillset
- Position requires active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher, which may limit candidate pool
- Strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees; no third-party staffing agencies or contractors are accepted.
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Listed by Dark Wolf Solutions on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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