# Engineer I, Software - New Grad - 6531

Job Description We are seeking a Software Engineer I to join the HMS Solutions Engineering Integration & Testing team. You will help build and maintain software that tests external system interfaces, runs realistic message exchanges, and turns test results into useful engineering information. This is a hands-on role for a new graduate or early-career engineer interested in software development, integration, automated testing, and autonomous systems. You will work with experienced software and systems engineers to build Python tools, interact with complex software systems, and improve system-level testing. What you'll do * Develop and maintain Python software used to set up tests, exercise system interfaces, check messages, and create reports. * Create automated tests that simulate external systems and evaluate a system under test. * Use interface documents and message schemas to create test inputs and expected results. * Investigate failures using logs, messages, configuration files, network traffic, and test results. * Contribute to parsers, validation tools, command-line tools, and reporting workflows. * Help maintain reliable Linux and container-based development and test enviro

- **Id**: 4228211
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/shield-ai-engineer-i-software-new-grad-6531>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Washington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T07:28:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T14:42:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2812
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing, Defense AI, Drone AI

## Company

- **Id**: 50
- **Name**: Shield AI
- **Domain**: shield.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/shield-ai>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 73
- **Open postings**: 112
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.866
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 62
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 74560
- **Max**: 111840
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 111840

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **Podman** — Optional: yes
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T08:41:49Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 62
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T17:08:04Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 111840
- **Is top pay**: no

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