Senior AI Software Engineer
Dark Wolf Solutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Posted 29 days ago · $130,000.00 – $170,000.00
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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
As a Senior AI Software Engineer at Dark Wolf, you will design, build, and integrate AI/ML solutions and microservices, focusing on fine-tuning AI models and developing Retrieval-Augmented Generation applications. Your role involves deploying secure software in multi-cloud environments, collaborating within Agile teams, and mentoring junior developers. You will also manage containerized microservices and integrate security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Dark Wolf Solutions as an employer.
What you need
- US Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance and Full-Scope Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 4-7 years of software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Hugging Face
- Practical experience fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs)
- End-to-end knowledge of model training, dataset curation, and data pipeline design
Nice to have
- Specialized technical certifications such as Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) or AWS Certified Developer/Architect
- Experience working on high-assurance or government security projects
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but a target salary range is provided
- The role requires a high-level security clearance, which may limit candidate pool
- The position is strictly for direct, full-time W2 employees, excluding third-party staffing agencies
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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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