Software Engineer, Federal

The role

You will build and evolve AI-driven agentic systems for federal missions. You will deploy the Factory Platform in secure, classified, and air-gapped government environments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven agentic systems
• Deploy and harden the Factory Platform in secure government environments
• Build security and compliance into all shipments
• Build multi-layered guardrails, observability, and explainability into agents
• Engage directly with federal customers to define requirements and own delivery
• Integrate Factory with existing government engineering tools
• Integrate emerging AI research findings into practical solutions
• Engage in iterative development and rapid prototyping
• Identify and address product stability and scalability challenges
• Lead exploration and integration of large-scale data processing techniques

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering roles post-acquisition of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related technical field
• Proficiency with LLMs
• Track record of applying AI/ML techniques to solve complex, unstructured problems
• Self-motivated and autonomous
• Strong communication skills
• Comfort working directly with customers, including time on-site at customer locations
• A passion for public sector work

Nice to have

• Experience deploying software in regulated or secure environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, or classified and air-gapped networks)
• Familiarity with government work and its complexities, including procurement, compliance, and the accreditation (ATO) process
• Experience with data-intensive applications
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle

About the company

Factory builds the platform for self-improving software development. Their mission is to create a world where software builds and improves itself.