AI Engineer – LLM & Agentic Workflows

CTRL + LLC; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Professional development

Equipment reimbursement

Team events

Job summary

CTRL + LLC in Maryland is seeking a seasoned AI engineer to design and deploy multi-agent AI workflows, integrating foundation models via APIs, and building robust testing and evaluation for AI outputs.

Hybrid work: on-site in Annapolis Junction with up to 3 days remote. Applicants must hold TS/SCI with polygraph and reside within commuting distance. You will collaborate with engineers and domain experts, leveraging AWS and Python to advance mission-driven AI applications.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in AI/ML or software engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Strong production-quality Python development.
• Experience building apps on existing LLMs via APIs.
• Experience with multi-agent workflows and prompt design.

Responsibilities

• Design and build multi-agent AI workflows from concept to deployment.
• Integrate foundation models through APIs and orchestration frameworks.
• Engineer and refine prompts and agent instructions.
• Build testing and evaluation strategies for AI outputs.
• Collaborate with engineers and domain experts and present tradeoffs.

Skills

Python programming

LLM integration

Multi-agent workflows

Prompt engineering

RESTful APIs

AWS

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

RESTful APIs

AWS

Job description

Work location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Work arrangement: Hybrid – on-site with up to 3 days per week telework

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph

Applicants must currently hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph. Ctrl+ does not sponsor new security clearances or clearance upgrades. Applicants who do not meet this requirement cannot be considered.

Location & In-Person Requirement

All positions require in-person work. Applicants must live within commuting distance of the listed work location to be considered. Some roles may allow limited telework, but regular on-site attendance is required. These are not fully remote positions.

Your next challenge

Apply existing large language models to real mission workflows. Build agentic solutions that automate manual work and streamline reporting.

The mission

Support an enterprise reporting and dissemination system that is integrating AI-enabled capabilities into mission workflows.

What you’ll do

• Design and build multi-agent AI workflows from concept to deployment
• Integrate foundation models through APIs and orchestration frameworks
• Engineer and refine prompts and agent instructions
• Build testing and evaluation strategies for AI outputs
• Collaborate with engineers and domain experts and present tradeoffs

What you’ll bring

• 3 years of relevant experience. Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Strong production-quality Python
• Building applications on existing LLMs via APIs
• Multi-agent workflows, prompt chaining and tool use (LangChain, LlamaIndex or custom)
• Prompt engineering and LLM output evaluation
• Integrating AI into RESTful APIs and microservices
• AWS

Preferred qualifications

• RAG pipelines and vector databases
• LLM observability and evaluation tools
• Exploratory data analysis
• MLOps/LLMOps practices

Compensation and flexibility

$77.31–$85.36 per hour in approximate pay; employer 401(k) contribution is additional.

Compensation: The listed range reflects approximate hourly pay across our compensation models and excludes Ctrl+’s employer 401(k) contribution. Your hourly pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and the compensation model you select. The lower end reflects a no-bonus option with five weeks of PTO; the upper end reflects the Max Rate option without bonus or PTO.

Choose from three compensation models: Max Rate, With Bonus, or With Bonus and PTO. Offers include a projected five-year compensation comparison and a package comparison sheet. PTO and bonuses depend on the selected model and role eligibility.

Why Ctrl+?

Ctrl+ is a software engineering and staffing firm based in Elkridge, Maryland, supporting Department of Defense missions in the Fort Meade area and other listed locations. Founded by two college roommates, Brad and Bhavin, Ctrl+ brings a close-knit team approach, with founders who work on contracts alongside employees.

Benefits include:

• 10% employer 401(k) non-elective contribution
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and certification reimbursement
• Technology and ergonomic equipment reimbursement, subject to eligibility
• Referral and retention bonus programs, subject to eligibility
• Paid social and team events

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ctrl+ is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and job requirements. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process.