Software Engineer (swe), Level 3 Minimum Clearance Ts/sci + Full Scope Polygraph Location Columbia, Md Company Job Id 4169-01-2026

Bitwise

Columbia, MD, USA
$282,000 – $332,000 py
On-site
Ts/sci + full scope polygraph clearance
Python proficiency
Ai development concepts
Bitwise is seeking a Level 3 Software Engineer with a TS//SCI clearance and polygraph for a role that focuses on developing AI-driven systems for national security applications. The ideal candidate should have extensive software development experience, particularly with Python and AI concepts, and be willing to contribute to a collaborative and growth-oriented culture

Job Summary

  • This is a rare opportunity to work at the cutting edge of AI-driven systems — building and advancing an agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows in a high-impact national security environment.
  • You will work hands-on with agentic primitives — skills, prompts, and subagents — to create adaptive, context-aware capabilities.
  • We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more.

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Bitwise is seeking a Level 3 Software Engineer with a TS//SCI clearance and polygraph for a role that focuses on developing AI-driven systems for national security applications. The ideal candidate should have extensive software development experience, particularly with Python and AI concepts, and be willing to contribute to a collaborative and growth-oriented culture.

Salary

$282,000 – $332,000

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • TS/SCI + Full Scope Polygraph clearance
  • Python proficiency
  • AI development concepts
  • stream processing applications
  • AI coding assistants

Nice-to-have

  • agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration
  • cybersecurity background
  • AWS Cloud with Kubernetes
  • GitLab CI/CD automation
  • retrieval systems

Key Requirements

  • 12 years of software development experience
  • B.S. in a technical discipline or 16 years of experience
  • active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph

Work Rights

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

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