AI Engineer - Mid

Overview

We are seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy intelligent systems that address meaningful business and customer challenges. This role involves collaboration with software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts to create reliable, scalable, and production-ready AI solutions. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in software engineering, practical experience in machine learning, generative AI, large language models, and data-driven product development.

Clearance Requirements

The ability to obtain and maintain a Dept of VA Public Trust security clearance is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy AI and machine-learning applications.
• Develop solutions using large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, agents, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing products, platforms, and business workflows.
• Build data pipelines and supporting services for model training, evaluation, and inference.
• Establish evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy, reliability, safety, latency, and cost.
• Monitor and improve AI systems in production.
• Implement responsible AI practices, including privacy, security, bias mitigation, and human oversight.
• Document architecture, technical decisions, experiments, and operational procedures.
• Stay current with developments in AI research, tools, platforms, and engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, or a related technical role.
• 3+ years of experience in Python and with software development best practices.
• 3+ years of experience with generative AI and large language models.
• Familiarity with APIs, cloud platforms, databases, version control, testing, and CI/CD.
• Experience with AWS Bedrock, Artificial Intelligence Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Docker, Amazon SageMaker, and Jupyter Lab.
• Understanding of machine-learning concepts, model evaluation, and data preparation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with Salesforce and MuleSoft is preferred.
• Experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, or similar tools.
• Experience with vector databases and retrieval systems.
• Knowledge of MLOps, model monitoring, and scalable inference systems.
• Knowledge of responsible AI, data privacy, and AI security practices.
• Experience delivering AI solutions from prototype through production.

Pay

Pay range: $130,000.00–$150,000.00 (annual). This pay range is based on qualifications and experience, and assumes all role requirements are met.

Why Apply

Join our team to be at the forefront of AI innovation, working on impactful projects that leverage cutting-edge technologies. This role offers the chance to collaborate with a talented team of professionals and to contribute to the development of scalable, responsible AI solutions. If you’re passionate about advancing AI and have the skills we're looking for, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career.