AI/ML SW Engineer L2 at Jovian Concepts, LLC
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Aug 9, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves building AI/ML-powered capabilities for classified intelligence and national security missions, working directly with operators and analysts to translate real-world workflows into LLM-driven or agentic automation solutions. The engineer will design, implement, and integrate AI systems with enterprise data stores and mission platforms in a high-security, on-premise environment. It suits a deeply experienced software engineer with a strong AI/ML background and an active TS/SCI clearance with Maryland polygraph.
Senior level · 14+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 11, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting requires a TS/SCI clearance with a Maryland polygraph (not just any polygraph) — this is a hard gate explicitly stated in both the clearance section and the requirements.
The title 'Level 2' maps to a mid-level advertised seniority, but the 14-year minimum experience requirement and the classified, mission-critical scope clearly support a Senior classification.
No compensation range is provided.
A bachelor's degree can be substituted by 4 additional years of SWE experience; since equivalent experience is accepted, the degree requirement is set to None.
The 3+ years of AI/ML experience is a role-level requirement stated separately from the 14-year overall SWE floor — it is captured in the skills context rather than as a separate the years demanded on a named tool, since it spans a category rather than a single technology.
LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, and CrewAI are listed together as interchangeable AI/LLM framework options under Desired Skills; LangChain is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, and llama.cpp are listed together as interchangeable ML framework options under Desired Skills; PyTorch is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
AWS and Azure are listed together as interchangeable cloud options under Desired Skills.
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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