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Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector

Washington, D.C.Full-time$280k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offeredSecurity clearance required

Core

Technical advisor for national security mission programs, guiding customers in building and deploying LLM capabilities (Claude) in secure environments.

Role type

Senior IC Applied AI Engineer (National Security)

Builds

Customized pilots, prototypes, evaluation suites, and technical content for government mission capabilities.

Domain

National Security / Intelligence Community / Cyber Operations

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, TypeScript, LLM architecture design, evaluation frameworks, cyber operations, cryptography, intelligence analysis, mission systems, classified system accreditation

Preferred skills

LLM production experience, air-gapped environment deployment, scalable cloud architecture, AI/ML background

Technologies

Claude Code, Claude API, Claude for Enterprise

Responsibilities

Advise on architecture design decisions, develop evaluation frameworks, lead technical workshops and code reviews, translate mission requirements into technical solutions, create technical content, coordinate across internal teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC