Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Peraton Labs is seeking a AI/ML Software Engineer to join the Labs Agentic AI team, you'll design, build, and ship AI-powered systems a compliance-ready, low-code platform for dynamically generating and orchestrating AI agentic workflows. You'll work across the full product lifecycle: from architecting multi-step agentic pipelines backed by Temporal.io, to building the plugin system, APIs, and interfaces that bring them to life, from within federal-grade security and accreditation constraints.
This is a role for someone who thinks deeply about how AI agents should behave in high-trust environments, cares about reliability and auditability, and can move fluidly between distributed orchestration, backend systems, and product-facing features.
Your responsibilities may include:
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Design and implement agentic AI capabilities using Python-based frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, DeepAgents) and orchestrated workflows
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Build and maintain integrations with LLM APIs (Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Ollama) to power intelligent, multi-step automations
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Develop full-stack product features (FastAPI + React) that surface AI capabilities to users — from REST APIs and streaming interfaces to workflow builders and dashboards
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Instrument agent pipelines with OpenTelemetry tracing, provenance audit trails, and observability tooling for debugging and performance evaluation
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Write clear, well-tested, maintainable code that passes strict pre-commit validation, and contribute to engineering standards in a compliance-driven environment
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Evaluate agent performance, debug distributed workflows, and continuously improve reliability and output quality
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Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
