AI Software Engineer - Expert
Dark Wolf Solutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Posted 29 days ago · $165,000.00 – $200,000.00
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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 - Expert at Dark Wolf will lead the architecture and implementation of high-throughput AI platforms, focusing on optimizing model performance and managing multi-cloud environments. Responsibilities include designing resilient infrastructure, establishing security frameworks, and mentoring teams while driving Agile practices. The role requires extensive experience in software engineering, AI frameworks, and security compliance within classified environments.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 (Master’s degree preferred)
- 7-10+ years of software engineering and systems architecture experience
- Advanced knowledge of RAG architectures and framework customization
- Expertise in model quantization and custom multi-agent system design
- Extensive experience with MLOps pipeline automation and model inference optimization
Nice to have
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Proven track record deploying complex AI models in classified, air-gapped intelligence networks
Worth weighing
- Target salary range is $165,000.00 – $200,000.00, which may indicate high expectations for specialized expertise
- Position requires a high level of security clearance, which may limit candidate pool
- Strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees, no third-party staffing agencies or contractors allowed
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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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