Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs

📋 Description

• Design and optimize integrations between AI frontier models and government systems
• Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, and developer tools for government/enterprise
• Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements and prototype solutions
• Ship production-grade code with speed, simplicity, and measurable impact

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM; or 2+ years of software development in lieu of a degree
• 6+ years of hands-on software engineering building scalable systems, APIs, or AI/ML apps; strong Python
• Experience with large language models, generative AI, or agentic systems
• Familiarity with government/public sector tech environments
• Strong product sensibility: translate ambiguous needs into concrete technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, high-performance code under tight timelines

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ holidays per year