AI Engineer Trainee — Paid Training and Client Deployments

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC is offering a Forward Deployed Engineer program in the United States, including six weeks of paid AI engineering training and deployment to Fortune 100 and federal clients. Earn $95,000–$120,000 in your first year, with full benefits as you transition from a software developer role into AI engineering.

Applicants must be US citizens; some roles require a Secret clearance. This program accelerates your career toward the $170K+ range by delivering hands-on client

Qualifications

• Role targets working software developers transitioning into AI engineering.
• No AI experience required; training provided by SkillStorm.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic AI applications inside client environments.
• Own end-to-end delivery from problem framing to deployment.
• Collaborate with client engineers and stakeholders within client environments.
• Translate business needs into scoped specifications and defensible architecture.
• Apply AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery and build AI-enabled capabilities.
• Set patterns and coding standards for reuse across projects.
• Brief stakeholders and produce documentation to sustain engagement.

Skills

2+ years experience

Java / C# / Python / JavaScript

REST APIs

SQL Databases

Bachelor's in Technical Field

US Citizenship

W2 Employment

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

REST API tools

Job description

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC is offering a Forward Deployed Engineer program in the United States, including six weeks of paid AI engineering training and deployment to Fortune 100 and federal clients. Earn $95,000–$120,000 in your first year, with full benefits as you transition from a software developer role into AI engineering.

Applicants must be US citizens; some roles require a Secret clearance. This program accelerates your career toward the $170K+ range by delivering hands-on client