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.
Matching Summary
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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