AI Engineer

As a Mid-level AI Engineer with you will be supporting an IC Customer working on mission driven applications. Candidates in this role will: • Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions in alignment with stakeholders and existing application environments. • Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch. • Use Pydantic (Python) and Zod (TypeScript) for data validation. • Build and maintain Docker images and deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift. • Investigate and resolve production issues across the user interface, backend services, database, and application deployment. • Work with customers, product owners, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify dependencies, and estimate implementation effort. • Participate in technical design and code reviews, write automated tests, and maintain technical documentation. Education and Experience Requirements: • 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities. • A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience. Required Qualifications: • TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph • Strong proficiency with at least 1 generative AI framework which includes but is not limited to: LangChain, haystack by deepset, and LlamaIndex among others. • Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management. • Experience with developing agentic AI-solutions including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent (A2A) communication. • Strong proficiency in React.js and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable component design, and API integration. • Strong experience developing backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python. • Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization. • Hands-on experience with Docker, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers. • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements Desired Qualifications: • Experience with AWS products. • Experience with AI observability platforms such as Langfuse and LangSmith. • Experience developing with agentic AI coding harnesses such as Codex. • Experience with Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP. • Familiarity with software development within the Department of War. • Familiarity with Linux environments and Kubernetes concepts. • Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability. • Experience working in an Agile development environment and coordinating with product, operations, and security teams. Work Location: Annapolis Junction, MD; Washington, DC; or Reston, VA