Software Engineer - AI-Enabled Science and Security Platforms

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team in developing AI-enabled science and security platforms. This Software Engineer remote position offers you the chance to work on cutting-edge technology that reduces discovery cycles from years to months. Join us at PNNL and contribute to the integration of world-class computing and scientific data into a unified AI system that accelerates breakthroughs in energy, national security, and critical technologies.

What You'll Do

• Design and deploy scalable agentic AI systems with autonomous workflows and complex decision-making.
• Build LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, etc.) and production-ready developer tooling.
• Engineer petabyte-scale pipelines and real-time streaming platforms handling terabytes per hour.
• Deliver monitoring/observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and security-first DevSecOps across secure enclaves.
• Build end-to-end MLOps: model versioning, deployment, monitoring, and AI governance.

Requirements

• PhD in software engineering or related field and 1 year of Software Engineering experience -OR- MS/MA in software engineering or related field and 3 years of Software Engineering experience -OR- BS/BA in software engineering or related field and 5 years of Software Engineering experience.
• Experience in programming and systems development with Python and multi-language development (C++, Go, C#/.NET, TypeScript).
• Proficiency in software engineering and DevOps practices including CI/CD, testing, and version control.
• Strong background in system architecture and distributed systems for data-intensive scientific and operational workloads.
• Experience with machine learning and LLM systems development (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud-native and distributed computing across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with real-time data processing using Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $133,100 to $210,400 annually.
• Comprehensive relocation support to help you move and settle into your new role.
• Flexible work schedules and a commitment to work-life balance.
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities.