Software Data Engineer 2
Themis Insight · Fort Meade, MD
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Jul 26, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and deploying AI/ML systems for a government client at Fort Meade, MD. Day-to-day work involves developing AI-driven automation tools, designing and fine-tuning large language models, working with prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and translating mission requirements into technical solutions. Suited to engineers with a background in software development and an interest in applied AI, who hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Mid level · 2+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328).
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The title 'Software Data Engineer 2' implies a leveled role, but the posting provides no explicit seniority label (Junior/Mid/Senior). The '2' suffix is treated as an internal level designation rather than a standard career-band indicator; the 2-year minimum experience requirement supports a Mid classification.
Degree requirement is marked None: the JD explicitly offers multiple equivalent paths — Bachelor's + 2 years, Master's/PhD + 0 years, or high school diploma/GED + 3 years — so no single degree is a hard gate.
The clearance requirement is TS/SCI with a Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP), which maps to TopSecretSci.
AI/ML frameworks and LLMs appear under the 'Desired' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
Fort Meade, MD falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA. The posting notes location is subject to change based on central MD client needs.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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