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AI Software Engineer - Expert

Chantilly, VA💼 Full-time💰 $165,000–$165,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technical architecture, optimization, and implementation of high-throughput AI platforms and complex agentic LLM workflows for defense and intelligence communities.

Role type

Senior IC AI Software Engineer (Expert)

Builds

Enterprise AI applications, complex agent workflows, and resilient multi-cloud container infrastructure

Domain

Defense & Intelligence, AI/ML Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

RAG architectures, model quantization, model distillation, multi-agent system design, MLOps pipeline automation, model inference optimization, Python, C++, Go, asynchronous programming, Kubernetes cluster management, service mesh integration, Terraform, DevSecOps security integrations

Preferred skills

AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP, CKA, deploying complex AI models in classified air-gapped networks

Technologies

Python, C++, Go, Kubernetes, Terraform

Responsibilities

Lead architectural execution of enterprise AI applications and complex agent workflows; Optimize model inference speed, memory efficiency, and quantization for air-gapped deployments; Design resilient multi-cloud container infrastructure using IaC; Establish security scanning frameworks and lead vulnerability remediation; Serve as technical lead driving Agile sprint deliverables and mentoring teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership

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