Software Developer - TIBI (Mid-Level)

The Work: Join a Mission That Matters

Torch.AI is building the AI Control Layer for the United States Government.

Not another dashboard. Not another workflow app. Not another black-box model glued to a PowerPoint.

The AI Control Layer is foundational data and intelligence infrastructure that makes sense of messy, adversarial, multi-domain data at machine speed. Commanders, analysts, and operators can act with clarity when it matters most.

Our platform—ORCUS (data movement), NEXUS (deep semantic vectorization), and HALO (graph-native reasoning)—is accredited, deployed, and operating today across enterprise clouds and tactical edge environments. We support multi-INT fusion, predictive movement analysis, targeting workflows, anomaly detection, and decision support for cross-domain operations including ISR, information advantage, joint effects, and force protection.

We are seeking candidates who want to build systems that operate under real constraints: degraded visibility, adversarial mis/disinformation, intermittent connectivity, low-SWaP hardware, and seconds-to-decision timelines.

This is operational AI.
It ships. It runs. It gets used.

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

We believe the government must own its data, its decision environment, and its reasoning infrastructure.

Our AI Control Layer increases the value of existing systems of record rather than replacing them. We measure performance by accuracy, latency, and efficiency, not slideware benchmarks.

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

Torch.AI is not for everyone.

People who succeed here:

• Are builders, not curators. They ship and iterate.
• Are comfortable with messy data, unclear requirements, and real mission constraints without always having the luxury of clear specs.
• Respect operators and prioritize utility over elegance.
• Care about explainability and determinism because real decisions demand auditability.
• Move quickly but understand security boundaries and accreditation realities.
• Measure success by operational impact, not model novelty.

If you need perfect conditions and months of runway, this may not be the right place.

If you want to see your work used in production and feel the weight of that responsibility, we should talk.

Security Clearance

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.

Work Location

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.

Total Rewards Include:

• 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

Benefits:

• 401(k) plan (no current employer match)
• 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

Software Development & Sustainment

• Develop and maintain application components supporting the current TIBI system baseline.
• Perform peer code reviews and uphold disciplined engineering standards.
• Support integration testing and validate release readiness across environments.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Support performance tuning across Oracle and SQL Server environments.

Project & Release Support

• Track deployments and releases across development, test, and production environments.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and customer support in coordination with the Project Lead.
• Support structured release testing and change management processes.
• Assist with customer migration efforts, including ICAM integration and identity modernization.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational artifacts.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure systems align with DoD and federal security requirements, including:
  • RMF / NIST 800-53 controls
  • Oracle and SQL Server STIG compliance
  • Audit logging and access control requirements
• Support ATO documentation, audit readiness, and security control updates (including Rev5 migration).
• Collaborate with ISSM/ISSO teams on compliance and accreditation activities.

TIBI Modernization Support

• Contribute to Java-based backend enhancements supporting long-term TIBI modernization.
• Identify and propose modernization opportunities across architecture, data flows, and integration patterns.
• Support data engineering tasks, including data transformation, ETL refinement, and performance optimization.
• Configure and deploy Torch.AI data ingestion and orchestration capabilities to enhance TIBI workflows.
• Collaborate closely with Torch.AI engineering teams to integrate modern data movement, semantic processing, and orchestration patterns.
• Support evaluation of system performance, scalability, and maintainability to guide phased modernization efforts.
• Assist with transitioning legacy components toward scalable, secure, and supportable architectures.

Core Skills & Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance (minimum).
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification.
• B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software development within structured or compliance-driven environments.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing and optimizing complex queries.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle and SQL Server performance tuning.
• Experience operating within federal or DoD IT environments.

Additional Valuable Experience

• Java development experience supporting backend services or modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting DoD or federal civilian agency contracts.
• Familiarity with PL/SQL, T-SQL, and database-driven enterprise systems.
• Experience with C#/.NET, HTML/CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, or RxJS.
• Experience supporting ATO packages, RMF processes, and STIG compliance.
• Experience supporting ICAM integration or identity modernization initiatives.
• Experience collaborating in customer-facing or project leadership support roles.
• Exposure to data ingestion pipelines, orchestration tools, or modern data platform integrations.