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Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs

Palo Alto - 1530💼 Full-time💰 $220,000–$220,000🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Engineering and deploying AI capabilities (models, APIs, tools, integrations) for U.S. federal agencies to support government missions.

Role type

Senior IC AI engineer (government integrations)

Builds

Production-grade AI integrations, custom SDKs, APIs, and developer tools for government systems

Domain

Government technology / Generative AI / Large Language Models

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, scalable systems design, API development, AI/ML application development, rapid prototyping

Preferred skills

Large language models, generative AI, agentic systems, government/public sector tech, product sensibility, AI safety/governance, cloud platforms, containerization, open-source contributions

Technologies

Python, Grok, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Design and optimize integrations between AI frontier models and government systems; Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, and documentation; Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements and iterate; Ship production-grade code with focus on speed and impact

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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