Software Developer

Software Developer

Clearance Level: Must have an Active Secret Clearance to be considered - must be US Citizen to apply due to the nature of the work

Location: Remote - The candidate is able to work remotely from any location.

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila Technology is seeking a Software Developer to support one of the nation’s premier defense research organizations. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in both software development and the development of AI algorithms and technologies. This role focuses on creating novel techniques and approaches for discriminative and generative AI tasks, rather than simply leveraging existing open-source AI models to accelerate software development.

Job Description:
The successful candidate will be experienced in both software development and the development of AI systems. The job entails the integration of AI software components into prototypes and integrated systems, many of which have realtime or near-realtime processing requirements. This necessitates a detailed understanding of processing speeds in a data pipeline, control of latencies and management of overflow and underflow, and the ability to creatively leverage heterogeneous processing options across different types of hardware to accelerate computations. Familiarity with AI model distillation techniques, or other methods for edge AI processing, would be very helpful.

On the software development side of the work, the successful candidate will be able to leverage any of the available AI frameworks, be skilled in containerization, package management, etc. and ideally have full stack dev experience.

Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years Software/Algorithm Development
• 3 years AI / Machine Learning Algorithm Development
• 3 years AI/ML Infrastructure and GPU Compute
• 3 years AI application development (generative AI, ML, and NLP)
• 3 years AI frameworks and libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn)
• 3 years Deep Learning
• 3 years Deploying and maintaining application infrastructure (Generative AI technologies a plus)
• 3 years Generative AI and inference
• 3 years ML Algorithm Design : Supervised/Unsupervised
• 3 years PyTorch
• 3 years Troubleshoot complex AI-related issues
• 2 years C/C++ Programming
• 5 years GIT/GITHUB
• 5 years Object Oriented Software Design and Development
• 5 years Software Architecture
• 5 years
• Software Design/Development
• 5 years XML and SQL
• 5 years Maven or Gradle, Git / Gitlab, Make / Autotools
• 5 years Hardware and Software Integration

Desired Skills:
Very desirable - familiarity with image processing, or communications and RF engineering would be very helpful in this role, since the majority of the data sources are either imagery or RF SIGINT recordings.

Benefits and Perks:
Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire:

• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment

Tuition & Training Reimbursement- 5K annually for pre-approved, Eligible full-time team members who have completed a minimum ofsix (6) months of employment may apply for tuition reimbursement for approved, job-related courses taken through an accredited college or university. Team members must achieve a grade of “B” or better to qualify for reimbursement.Aquila will reimburse up to $5,000 per fiscal year for tuition expenses only. Expenses related to training programs, certifications, books, materials, meals, transportation, or other non-tuition costs are not eligible under the Tuition Reimbursement Program. All tuition reimbursement requests must be submitted to and approved by the team member’s Manager prior to course registration. Reimbursement will be issued upon successful course completion and submission of final grades and proof of payment.

401K with Fidelity - Eligible to participate following 90 days of employment. Company match on employee contribution:

• $1/$1 up to 3%, then .50 cents / $1 for 4th and 5th %s
• Fully vested from day one
• Company match does not apply to catch-up contribution

Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses. Aquila Technology will reimburse team members who work from home ONLY for cell phone/mobile device fees for work-related communications and/or operations each month. Employees eligible for this benefit must work remote 2 days a week or more to qualify.

Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) - Team members are eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three (3) years for the purchase of electronic equipment used to access corporate services. To qualify for this benefit, employees must have completed a minimum of six (6) months of employment and must agree to and sign the Device Minimum Configuration Form prior to reimbursement. Electronic devices eligible under the Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) program are limited to cell phones, laptops, and tablets.

Work location: REMOTE - This position is remote. The candidate is able to work remotely from any location. They may be asked to take up to 4 trips per calendar year to Lexington or to field test experiments if the program/project requires it.

Interview Process: Initial zoom screen with hiring team, with follow on zoom interview with the broader team.

Clearance Level: Candidates must have an active secret clearance to be considered for this role.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer