AI Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Mid-level AI Engineer

• Focus: Mission-driven AI-enabled full-stack applications

• Clearance: TS/SCI with active CI polygraph

Description

You will ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions aligned with stakeholders and existing application environments. The role requires building and maintaining full-stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch, including data validation, containerization, deployment on OpenShift, and end-to-end production troubleshooting. You will also work with customers and product owners to clarify requirements and estimate implementation effort.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications for AI-enabled solutions

• Use Pydantic and Zod for data validation

• Build and maintain Docker images; deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift

• Investigate and resolve production issues across UI, backend services, database, and deployments

• Collaborate with customers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements, dependencies, and effort estimates

• Participate in technical design and code reviews; write automated tests; maintain technical documentation

Requirements

• 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles (or equivalent substitution via degree years)

• TS/SCI Clearance with active CI Polygraph

• Strong generative AI framework experience (e.g., LangChain, Haystack, LlamaIndex)

• Strong prompt engineering and prompt management

• Experience with agentic AI solutions (MCP, tool development, context engineering, agent-to-agent communication)

• Strong React.js and TypeScript proficiency (hooks, reusable components, API integration)

• Backend services and REST API development with Node.js or Python

• PostgreSQL proficiency (relational modeling, SQL, migrations, indexing, query optimization)

• Hands-on Docker experience (Dockerfiles, building images, container troubleshooting)

• Strong communication skills translating business/customer needs into technical requirements

Benefits

• Salary range: $145,600 - $190,300 (based on candidate experience and market/business considerations)

• Hybrid work authorized (minimum 2–3 days onsite)

• Opportunity to support global missions by building intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions