Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Core
Embed elite technical talent directly with federal clients to accelerate the adoption and implementation of frontier AI capabilities from leading laboratories.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed AI engineer (federal government)
Builds
Mission-critical AI native solutions, rapid prototypes, and production-grade systems for defense, intelligence, and public health missions.
Domain
US Federal Government, Defense, National Security, Public Safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python or Rust, full stack development, GenAI tooling, agentic frameworks, RAG architectures, semantic search, data engineering, database modeling, data pipeline development
Preferred skills
Experience with frontier AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google
Technologies
GenAI, agentic workflows, RAG, semantic search, cloud platforms, enterprise AI ecosystems
Responsibilities
Lead and drive mission-embedded build teams, architect and deploy rapid prototypes using frontier AI tools, translate complex mission problems into actionable technical roadmaps, support integration of AI-native solutions into diverse client environments, operate across the tech stack with autonomy, lead AI native engineering practices including agentic orchestration, drive fast experimentation cycles, set engineering direction for sprint cycles, contribute to reusable assets and deployment playbooks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities