AI Engineer 811

Freedom Technology Solutions Group; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401k

Fully paid medical

Generous PTO

Training and tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Freedom Technology Solutions Group seeks an AI Engineer (Mid-level) for roles in Washington DC, Annapolis Junction, or Reston, VA. The candidate will support an IC customer on mission-driven applications and drive AI-enabled solutions across full-stack systems.

Responsibilities include building with Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch; deploying with Docker/OpenShift; and collaborating with stakeholders in an Agile environment. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience; Master’s for 6 years.
• TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph.
• Proficiency with at least one generative AI framework (LangChain, haystack, LlamaIndex).
• Prompt engineering and prompt management expertise.
• Experience developing agentic AI solutions including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and A2A communication.
• Strong React.js and TypeScript skills (functional components, hooks, API integration).
• Backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
• PostgreSQL data modeling, SQL, migrations, indexing, optimization.
• Docker: writing Dockerfiles, building images, troubleshooting containers.
• Excellent communication to translate business needs into technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions aligned with stakeholders and existing environments.
• Design and maintain full-stack apps using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.
• Use Pydantic and Zod for data validation; ensure data integrity.
• Build and deploy Docker images; manage deployments in OpenShift.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across UI, backend, DB, and deployment.
• Collaborate with customers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and estimate effort.
• Participate in design reviews, write automated tests, and maintain technical docs.
• Work with AWS products and AI observability platforms (Langfuse, LangSmith).
• Develop agentic AI coding harnesses (Codex) and use Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP.
• Familiarity with DoW-style workflows; Linux, Kubernetes concepts; ensure security, accessibility, performance.

Skills

Generative AI frameworks

Prompt engineering

Agile development

Communication skills

Education

BS in CS or related field

Tools

Next.js

TypeScript

FastAPI

Python

PostgreSQL

OpenSearch

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Langfuse

LangSmith

Codex

Next.js AI SDK

FastMCP

AWS

React.js

REST APIs

Job description

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking to add an AI Engineer to the team based out of Washington D.C., Annapolis Junction, or Reston, VA. As a Mid-level AI Engineer with you will be supporting an IC Customer working on mission driven applications.

Candidates in this role will:

• Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions in alignment with stakeholders and existing application environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.
• Use Pydantic (Python) and Zod (TypeScript) for data validation.
• Build and maintain Docker images and deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across the user interface, backend services, database, and application deployment.
• Work with customers, product owners, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify dependencies, and estimate implementation effort.
• Participate in technical design and code reviews, write automated tests, and maintain technical documentation.
• Experience with AWS products.
• Experience with AI observability platforms such as Langfuse and LangSmith.
• Experience developing with agentic AI coding harnesses such as Codex.
• Experience with Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP.
• Familiarity with software development within the Department of War.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and Kubernetes concepts.
• Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and coordinating with product, operations, and security teams.

Qualifications:

• 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
• A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.
• TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph.
• Strong proficiency with at least 1 generative AI framework which includes but is not limited to: LangChain, haystack by deepset, and LlamaIndex among others.
• Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management.
• Experience with developing agentic AI-solutions including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent (A2A) communication.
• Strong proficiency in React.js and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable component design, and API integration.
• Strong experience developing backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements.

What’s in It for You?

Flexible work environment

A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals

Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies

Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits

A work-life balance you can count on

Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime

The Benefits You Get with Freedom

Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more

Generous paid time off - including paid site closure days

Competitive salary offerings

Paid training and tuition reimbursement

Fully paid life and disability

Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status

Accessibility

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