# Software Engineer I or II, Intelligent Systems Division

Job Description The Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VTNSI) is a national leader in advancing security and resilience through innovative and applied research, empowering the next generation of experts, and building strategic alliances to address evolving national security challenges. We bring together exceptional interdisciplinary faculty, unique research infrastructure, and deep partnerships with industry and government sponsors to execute impactful research and development. The Virginia Tech National Security Institute’s (VTNSI) Intelligent Systems Division (ISD) is seeking to fill an entry-level/junior-level software developer position and join our team at the forefront of research and development on artificial intelligence and systems engineering. With a presence in both Blacksburg and Washington, D.C. metro areas, VTNSI serves dual missions of (1) performing cutting-edge research and development for externally sponsored Department of Defense and Intelligence Community programs and (2) cultivating the next generation of national security workforce and thought leaders by engaging students in curricular, extracurricular, and research and development opportunities. As on

- **Id**: 4212628
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-software-engineer-i-or-ii-intelligent-systems-division>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Arlington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T21:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T10:36:20Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
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- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Higher Education

## Company

- **Id**: 35633
- **Name**: Virginia Tech
- **Domain**: vt.edu
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/virginia-tech-news>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: PageUp

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: yes
- **CUDA** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Keras** — Optional: yes
- **LangChain** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **Model Context Protocol** — Optional: yes
- **Multimodal AI** — Optional: yes
- **PyTorch** — Optional: yes
- **Qt** — Optional: yes
- **RAG** — Optional: yes
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: yes
- **TensorFlow C++** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

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

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T01:32:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 86
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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