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AI Software Engineer

Chantilly, VA💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Architect, build, and deploy secure AI-driven solutions for federal and defense enterprises, focusing on data ingestion, RAG architectures, predictive analytics, and workforce automation.

Role type

Senior AI Software Engineer (Defense/Intelligence)

Builds

Automated data pipelines, RAG systems, LLM agents, semantic search engines, intelligent chatbots, and predictive modeling tools.

Domain

Defense & Intelligence / AI & Machine Learning

Required skills

Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LlamaIndex, FastAPI, SQL, NoSQL, graph databases, NLP, LLM fine-tuning, vector databases, ETL/ELT, Explainable AI (XAI), anomaly detection, causal inference

Preferred skills

DoD/Federal agency deployment experience, XAI architecture for leadership, HR/workflow AI solutions, AWS GovCloud/Azure Government, Docker, Kubernetes

Technologies

Pinecone, Milvus, Qdrant, FAISS, LangChain, LlamaIndex, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government

Responsibilities

Architect and implement RAG systems and LLM agents; Build semantic search engines integrating legacy databases and data lakes; Develop intelligent chatbots for workforce recommendations; Design ML algorithms for risk identification and resource optimization; Collaborate on interactive dashboards for leadership decision-making; Design automated ingestion pipelines using NLP; Implement Explainable AI techniques; Ensure compliance with DoD security regulations.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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