The world’s most consequential systems need the world’s best builders.
A new era is taking shape. AI is no longer confined to models or interfaces. It is becoming the foundation of how decisions are made across governments, industries, and real-world environments. What matters now is not just access to capability, but how it is applied, controlled, and sustained over time.
Torch.AI builds a government-owned reasoning infrastructure which creates a Reasoning Layer to enable machine reasoning at scale, in environments where it is hardest to achieve and least tolerant of failure. This is not incremental software. It is long-term infrastructure designed to endure, integrate, and evolve alongside the systems it supports.
Not another dashboard. Not another workflow app. Not another black-box model glued to a PowerPoint.
The Reasoning Layer is a modular architecture where data is connected, governed, transformed, represented, fused, reasoned over, and delivered into mission applications and operational workflows. It does not replace systems of record. It enables them to function better together.
The Reasoning Layer is comprised of: ORCUS (ingestion, orchestration, governance), NEXUS (semantic representation, vectorization), HALO (graph-based fusion and reasoning) and various product and capability components deployed for specific customer use cases.
We are seeking candidates who approach problems creatively, are comfortable operating without full clarity, and take responsibility for outcomes, not just implementation.
If you’re driven to strengthen U.S. defense readiness and protect national interests, Torch.AI offers meaningful impact at national scale.
What Makes Torch.AI Different
Torch.AI was founded on a simple operational insight: better use of data leads to better decisions. As data volumes increased across commercial, enterprise, and national security environments, the limiting factor was not collection, storage, or user interface design. The missing layer was machine understanding. And an infrastructure that could operate and reason between layers, preserve context, reconcile meaning, and make data useful for decisions in real time.
We believe the government must own its data and decision environment. In mission and operational environments, the layer where data becomes context, context informs models, models support decisions, and decisions shape action cannot be controlled entirely by private technology vendors.
Ownership does not mean the government must build every component itself. It means the government maintains stewardship and authority over the mission and operational layer. Commercial software, models, and services can contribute to the environment, but they should not capture the mission.
We are craftsmen.
We build with intention.
We ship with discipline.
You’ll collaborate with engineers, data experts, veterans, and mission practitioners. You’ll own meaningful work, move quickly, and see your systems deployed in production, often within weeks.
We are fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven. Every day is a new puzzle.
The Type of Candidates Who Thrive
People who do well here tend to approach problems similarly.
They are comfortable operating without full clarity.
They pay attention to what actually happens, not just what was intended.
They are willing to be wrong, adjust quickly, and improve based on real feedback.
They take responsibility for outcomes, not just implementation.
This is not a good fit for someone who needs tightly defined problems or prefers distance from how their work is used.
Some roles require an active Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI clearance. Where required, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance level.
U.S. citizenship is required for all positions. Torch.AI does not sponsor employment visas.
If you do not currently hold a clearance but are eligible, sponsorship may be available depending on role and mission requirements.
Most roles are based at our headquarters in Leawood, KS. Some hybrid/remote positions across the Arlington, VA, Washington, DC, and Maryland (DMV) region are available. Limited travel (<10%) may be required for some roles.
Compensation, Benefits, Incentives
We offer competitive, performance-aligned compensation tied to technical depth, clearance level, and mission impact.
Competitive base salary
Quarterly performance bonuses
Equity participation within the first 12 months
Unlimited PTO + 11 paid company holidays
Professional development in a high-growth, mission-driven environment
Weekly in-office catering at HQ
401(k) plan (no current employer match, but under consideration)
PPO, HSA, and TRICARE Supplement medical options
Above-market HSA contributions
HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options
Dental and vision plans above national averages
Employer-paid life insurance (1× salary)
Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
Up to $300/month in tax-advantaged commuter benefits
Torch.AI is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a team that reflects the mission we serve.
If you want to build AI systems that move from ingestion to actionable insight and know exactly why they produced the answer they did, we should talk.
What You’ll Do
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Build and evolve a greenfield native mobile application using Swift and SwiftUI.
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Integrate with backend webservices using REST and OAUTH authentication.
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Work with backend API team to design the API contract,
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Develop responsive, accessible, native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
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Own end-to-end delivery: feature development, testing, performance optimization, release management, monitoring, and iterative improvement.
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Establish foundational engineering patterns and best practices for a team experienced in native mobile development but new to native applications.
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Mentor teammates and help define scalable architecture patterns across frontend and backend layers.
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Manage mobile build and deployment workflows, including publishing to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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Navigate app store submission processes including signing, provisioning, certificates, release tracks, and compliance with platform review guidelines.
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Coordinate with government security and compliance stakeholders to meet required approval gates and documentation standards.
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Implement secure coding practices and support review, remediation, and compliance-driven updates.
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Troubleshoot production issues across frontend, mobile, and backend systems and drive root-cause resolution.
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Maintain clear technical documentation covering architecture, release workflows, and operational processes.
Core Skills & Qualifications
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3–8 years of professional engineering experience with significant ownership across frontend and backend systems.
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Professional experience building applications for Apple platforms using Swift or Objective-C.
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Strong iOS coding experience, including:
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Deep knowledge of Swift and SwiftUI
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Knowledge of data storage practices on iOS devices, including encryption and Keychain.
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OAuth/OIDC authentication flows
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Writing production-quality, maintainable mobile code
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Deep API proficiency for building stateless iOS applications .
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Experience using MVVM in SwiftUI projects
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Experience building responsive, mobile-first user interfaces.
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Strong understanding of secure development practices and API security fundamentals.
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Experience managing app store releases, signing, provisioning, and submission workflows.
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Ability and willingness to mentor engineers and establish scalable engineering patterns in a greenfield environment.
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Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across engineering, product, and compliance stakeholders.
Additional Valuable Experience
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Professional experience with Android development, including shipping production applications to both the Google Play Store.
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Experience with backend web technologies such as Python, NodeJS, or Java.
- Familiarity with relational databases and data structures
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Familiarity with web UI frameworks such as React or VueJS
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Experience working within government/DoD environments or other compliance-driven delivery contexts.
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Experience with MDM, enterprise mobility management, or secure mobile deployment constraints.
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Experience implementing observability tooling (crash reporting, performance monitoring, structured logging).
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Familiarity with offline-first patterns and intermittent connectivity handling.
