Applied AI Engineer

• Partner with customers to build and deploy impactful Gen AI and machine learning solutions
• Develop and implement state of the art AI systems such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning pipelines, prompt engineering recipes and agentic workflows
• Create augmented real-world datasets and comprehensive evaluation workflows
• Forge and manage relationships with our customers’ leadership and stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with pre-sales Solutions and Product teams
• Work with other Applied AI Engineers to standardize solutions and contribute to internal tooling and best practices
• Lead stakeholder education on quantitative capabilities
• Serve as the voice of our customers for new AI paradigms, data science workflows, and share customer feedback to product teams
• Conduct one-to-few and one-to-many enablement workshops
• Work on all aspects of complex National Security problems
• Annual travel up to 25%

• B.S. degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or comparable degree/experience
• 3+ years of customer-facing experience in the design and implementation of AI/ML solutions
• Proficiency in Python, including strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals
• Expertise across the Applied AI stack, spanning classical ML libraries, deep learning frameworks, foundation-model ecosystems, vector/embedding tooling, data processing frameworks, retrieval/RAG tooling, synthetic dataset curation, evaluation workflows, and LLM orchestration
• Experience leading strategic, customer-facing initiatives and collaborating with business stakeholders
• Outstanding presentation skills to technical and executive audiences
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance priorities across multiple projects at once
• Experience reviewing and drafting responses to federal Requests for Comment (RFCs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), etc. is preferred
• Experience working across the Civilian, DOD and NATSEC agencies, inclusive of experience in Federal Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Financial/Regulatory and Military operations and logistics
• Candidates must have an active TS/SCI
• preferred with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph

• Experience reviewing and drafting responses to federal Requests for Comment (RFCs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFIs), etc.
• Experience working across the Civilian, DOD and NATSEC agencies, inclusive of experience in Federal Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Financial/Regulatory and Military operations and logistics
• Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph

Equity in the form of employee stock options