Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Platform

Updated on 9/3/2026

Visionist

Visionist

51-200 employees

Engineering, software development and analytics services

Compensation Overview

$170k - $240k/yr

+ 15% retirement contribution + 401(k) match + ESOP + $8,000 supplemental payment + $600 lifestyle bonus + Performance-based bonuses

No H1B Sponsorship

Laurel, MD, USA

In Person

Interview with the Visionist team is at the company's headquarters in Columbia, Maryland.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Malware Analysis
Grafana
Data Science
Docker
Argo CD
AWS
Prometheus
Terraform
Penetration Testing
Route 53
DevOps
Kibana
Helm
Database Administration

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required; an additional four years of experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Twelve years of experience in software development are required.
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services services including Elastic Kubernetes Service, Terraform, Identity and Access Management, and Route 53.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Helm or Kustomize.
  • Experience with Docker and containerization.
  • Experience with Argo CD or other continuous integration and continuous delivery frameworks.
  • Experience configuring and using observability tooling such as the Elastic Stack, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.
  • Experience with certificate management and cloud-native security practices.
  • Experience supporting cloud-native architecture and maintaining production software and infrastructure.
  • Ability to transform high-level mission goals into engineering outcomes.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to balance hands-on engineering with leadership and coordination responsibilities.
  • U.S. citizenship is required; green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible.
  • An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required, and applicants selected must obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of the cloud infrastructure used by the organization's artificial intelligence capabilities using Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes.
  • Translate high-level stakeholder goals into engineering outcomes and platform solutions.
  • Work within ambiguous problem spaces and define structured solutions the team can execute against.
  • Mentor engineers and grow development best practices, engineering standards, and technical governance for the team.
  • Establish and enforce security best practices for infrastructure systems and data, including certificate and identity management.

Visionist provides engineering, software development and analytical services for mission-critical intelligence projects, forming cross-disciplinary teams to own project success. Its work includes integrating AI/ML into mission systems, embedding data scientists in analysis, UX and data-analysis apps, signal/cyber/exploitation analysis, and security testing and vulnerability assessment. It works on large prime contracts that offer growth and leadership opportunities while keeping a small-team feel. Visionist aims to foster long-term employee ownership through an ESOP and deliver meaningful, mission-focused outcomes for clients.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia, South Carolina

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Visionist opened a second Columbia office on June 16, 2026, showing headcount demand.
  • A September 1, 2026 DevOps role says the mission is fully funded.
  • Visionist won two contract extensions in November 2025, preserving work into 2028.

What critics are saying

  • Two prime contracts depend on extensions through 2027 and 2028.
  • Hiring requires U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI polygraph, shrinking the talent pool.
  • Loss of the single-award DoD contract would cripple revenue and threaten survival.

What makes Visionist unique

  • Visionist is 100% employee-owned and embeds small analyst-engineer teams in missions.
  • Its June 2026 expansion into a second Columbia building signals scale with retention.
  • A five-year, single-award $210M DoD contract anchors its cyber-mission operations niche.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Performance Bonus

Annual Lifestyle Bonus

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Company News

Visionist, Inc.
Apr 3rd, 2025
A Decade of Excellence: Visionist Named a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace for the 10th Consecutive Year

Visionist, Inc. is thrilled to announce that Visionist has been recognized as a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace for the 10th consecutive year!

Visionist, Inc.
Jan 10th, 2024
Visionist Celebrates 9 Consecutive Years as a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace

Visionist, Inc. is excited to announce that Visionist has once again been recognized as a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace for the 9th consecutive year!

Visionist, Inc.
Dec 19th, 2022
Visionist Named a 2022 Top Workplace by Baltimore Sun

Visionist, Inc. is thrilled to share that Visionist has been named a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace for the 8th consecutive year!