AI Integration Engineer for Smart Infrastructure

Citian; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

On-site gym

Commuter benefits

Generous PTO

Job summary

Citian, a Washington, DC-based AI-driven SaaS company, is seeking an AI Integration Engineer to bridge civil engineering knowledge with practical AI implementations. You will prototype ideas, assess models, and translate findings into product decisions with cross-functional teams.

You will lead AI image recognition, model prompting, and data integration efforts with the Research, Data, and Engineering teams, driving scalable, quality-first AI solutions for our infrastructure clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience through work or personal projects.
• 3+ years of AI-focused experience ideally within a product environment.
• Strong understanding of CS topics such as optimization and algorithms.
• Experience with Python/SQL and backend data handling.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and backend concepts.
• Experience with AWS and scalable backend AI solutions.
• Experience with computer vision or AI image recognition.
• Exposure to civil engineering, transportation infrastructure, or geospatial data.
• Capacity to communicate solutions with teammates.

Responsibilities

• Bridge civil engineering knowledge with AI capabilities and ensure outputs meet real-world infrastructure standards.
• Collaborate with research on prompting, model capabilities, and domain adaptation.
• Lead enabling models with tool use and optimal prompts for best results.
• Interface with Data team on pre-training, RLHF, and ICL applications.
• Develop AI image recognition and computer vision strategies for asset data.
• Evaluate third-party AI tools and balance build-vs-buy with Engineering.
• Oversee QA/QC processes applying AI to improve data quality and integrity.

Skills

AI integration

Prototype & eval

Python/SQL

RESTful APIs

AWS cloud

Computer vision

Civil engineering domain knowledge

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Data Science

Tools

AWS Cloud Tools

Job description

Citian, a Washington, DC-based AI-driven SaaS company, is seeking an AI Integration Engineer to bridge civil engineering knowledge with practical AI implementations. You will prototype ideas, assess models, and translate findings into product decisions with cross-functional teams.

You will lead AI image recognition, model prompting, and data integration efforts with the Research, Data, and Engineering teams, driving scalable, quality-first AI solutions for our infrastructure clients.