AI Engineer, Public Sector

Role overview Build and deploy AI/ML capabilities for government customers, combining generative AI with predictive models to address practical mission needs. The work ranges from rapid prototypes to reusable solutions, with regular customer collaboration and contributions to research and pre-sales discussions.

Responsibilities - Design, develop, and deploy AI applications, prototypes, and customer-facing interfaces. - Combine generative and predictive methods to address specific operational problems. - Translate customer and subject-matter expert needs into technical designs, explaining complex concepts in practical terms. - Contribute to research on generative AI and agent-based workflows. - Support pre-sales by mapping customer requirements to potential AI solutions.

Requirements - At least three years of experience in AI/ML, software engineering, or a related technical field, plus a technical undergraduate degree and strong applied AI/ML knowledge. - Strong Python programming skills and experience building prototypes with interface frameworks such as Flask or Streamlit. - Familiarity with generative AI methods, including retrieval-augmented generation, prompt design, agents, structured outputs, multimodal models, and embeddings. - Knowledge of LLM frameworks and APIs, such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Transformers, OpenAI APIs, GraphQL, or FastAPI. - Familiarity with databases and retrieval technologies such as Pinecone, FAISS, OpenSearch, or Neo4j. - Able to obtain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance; an active clearance is preferred.

Nice to have - Experience with U.S. defense, intelligence, or civilian government organizations; training or applying predictive AI models in a government setting. - Java or HTML experience.

Benefits and work setup - Flexible hybrid work, with offices in Virginia and Texas. - The listing describes equity, paid time off and holidays, retirement matching, health coverage, and paid parental leave. - U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, protected-individual status, or eligibility for required U.S. trade authorizations is required.