Agentic AI Systems Engineer — Production ML & Python

Expedition Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

PTO

401k Plan

Student loan assistance

Paid Family Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Referral Bonus

Event Tickets

Onsite Fitness Center

Onsite Cafeteria

Job summary

Expedition Technology in Herndon, VA, seeks a Software / Machine Learning Engineer to build intelligent systems that combine machine learning, automation, and modern software engineering.

This role focuses on delivering next-generation AI-enabled workflows, designing APIs, data pipelines, and scalable backend services using Python in cloud-native environments. Collaboration with researchers to deploy ML capabilities is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing production software using Python.
• Experience designing and implementing backend services and APIs.
• Experience building, deploying, integrating, or supporting machine learning systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-native environments and AWS services.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized deployment technologies.
• Understanding of machine learning workflows, model deployment, and inference pipelines.
• Familiarity with retrieval systems, knowledge-based systems, search technologies, or RAG architectures.
• Experience integrating multiple services, APIs, or models into end-to-end workflows.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and using command-line tooling.
• Experience using Git-based development workflows and software engineering best practices.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and solve challenging technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Work with a talented, collaborative team in an Agile environment to develop new AI-enabled capabilities.
• Design and develop software systems that integrate machine learning models into operational workflows.
• Build agentic workflows that can automatically perform inference, gather additional information, query tools and services, and disseminate results.
• Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Python, containerized technologies, and cloud-native architectures.
• Collaborate with engineers and researchers to deploy and operationalize machine learning capabilities.
• Design and implement APIs and data pipelines that support model execution, information retrieval, and downstream consumers.
• Develop retrieval-based and knowledge-enhanced workflows to support difficult reasoning and analysis tasks.
• Contribute to SDLC best practices, automated testing, and software quality initiatives.
• Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability bottlenecks across the system.
• Help shape the architecture of next-generation AI and machine learning systems.

Job description

Expedition Technology in Herndon, VA, seeks a Software / Machine Learning Engineer to build intelligent systems that combine machine learning, automation, and modern software engineering.

This role focuses on delivering next-generation AI-enabled workflows, designing APIs, data pipelines, and scalable backend services using Python in cloud-native environments. Collaboration with researchers to deploy ML capabilities is essential.