Full Stack Software Engineer

BigBear.ai
United States, Maryland, Columbia
6811 Benjamin Franklin Drive (Show on map)
Jul 31, 2026
Residency All applicants must reside in the United States at the time of application. Overview BigBear.ai is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to help build the next generation ofAI infrastructure that will drive innovation across the customer organization. In this role, you will support theAI infrastructure team by building and maintaining the platform that serves as the foundation for the customer's AI capabilities. You will focus oninference services while supporting the broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who can independently design, implement, and operate scalable AI infrastructure components. If you are passionate about cutting-edge AI technologies and building robust systems, this is the opportunity for you. What you will do Infrastructure Design:Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure forAI model inferenceat scale AI Services Development:Support the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, includingretrieval augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and emerging technologies Problem Solving:Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for underspecified systems and requirements Technology Adoption:Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams Monitoring & Observability:Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services Automation:Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration usingInfrastructure as Code (IaC)principles Reliability:Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components Security:Contribute to security best practices for AI systems and data Mentorship:Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers What you need to have Clearance:Must possess and maintain an activeTS/SCI w/Polygraph Education & Experience: 8 years of experiencewith aB.S.in a technical discipline or4 additional years of experiencein place of a degree Technical Expertise: proficiency in Java and Python. Proven experience building and maintainingproduction systems at scale Experience withhigh-volume web application architectureand performance optimization Strong background insystems integrationacross diverse technologies and platforms Hands-on experience withcloud engineering in AWS Proficiency withKubernetes administrationand deployment patterns StrongPython programming skills Experience implementingobservability solutions(APM, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus) Familiarity withCI/CD pipelinesandDevOps practices Strong change management and organizational influence skills Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and create structure where needed Excellent communication and collaboration skills What we'd like you to have AI Inference Expertise:Experience with AI inference serving technologies (e.g.,vLLM,LiteLLM) Agentic Frameworks:Previous experience with agentic frameworks (e.g.,LangChain) Vector Databases:Knowledge ofvector databasesand embedding systems Distributed Systems:Experience withhigh-performance computingordistributed systems Pay transparency Please note the targeted compensation range is provided as an estimate, and any actual compensation offer may vary depending on the needs of the company, or an applicant's skillset, competencies, experience, education, certifications, location, or other factors. The estimated range does not include the value of any benefits offered. About BigBear.ai BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai's predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai. BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.