AI Engineering Track – Fast-Track Software Engineer

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to train for six weeks on AI engineering and deploy to federal and Fortune 100 clients. The role offers a first-year salary of $95,000–$120,000 with comprehensive benefits.

No AI experience is required; strong software fundamentals are enough. Hybrid on-site work in Tysons Corner, VA, or relocation is available, with citizenship and security clearance prerequisites.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience as a software developer.
• Proficiency in at least one of: Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript/Node.js.
• Experience building or consuming REST APIs.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases (Oracle, Postgres, SQL Server, etc).
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance.
• Able to work hybrid on-site in Tysons Corner, VA or relocate.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic AI applications inside the client’s cloud environment.
• Own delivery of a client-facing capability end-to-end — from problem framing through deployment and handoff.
• Work embedded with client engineers and stakeholders inside their environment, tooling, and constraints.
• Translate ambiguous business needs into scoped specifications and defensible architecture.
• Apply AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate delivery and build AI-enabled capability where it fits the client mission.
• Set patterns other engineers follow: reference implementations, coding standards, review practices.
• Brief client stakeholders on progress, tradeoffs, and risk; produce documentation that outlives the engagement.

Skills

Software development

REST APIs

SQL

US citizenship

Hybrid on-site

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Java

C#

Python

JavaScript/Node.js

Spring Boot/.NET Core/Django/Express

Job description

SkillStorm Commercial Services LLC is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to train for six weeks on AI engineering and deploy to federal and Fortune 100 clients. The role offers a first-year salary of $95,000–$120,000 with comprehensive benefits.

No AI experience is required; strong software fundamentals are enough. Hybrid on-site work in Tysons Corner, VA, or relocation is available, with citizenship and security clearance prerequisites.