Senior Applied AI Engineer – Software Engineering

Join a fast-moving Tactical AI team developing production-quality AI applications that accelerate mission workflows through large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and modern software engineering practices. As part of this dynamic team, you will work directly with mission customers to design and develop AI-powered solutions that solve complex operational challenges. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain production AI-enabled software applications using Python and modern software engineering practices.Architect and implement LLM-powered workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and AI agent capabilities that solve mission problems. Required Skills Production software development experience using Python.Experience designing and developing distributed or backend software systems.Experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, or similar technologies. Nice To Have Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP), PydanticAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI frameworks.Experience deploying applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments. Experience Required: 12 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or 16 years without degree Location: Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $204,000 - $247,000