Artificial Intelligence Developer - Hybrid

Socket.dev; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Job summary

AET Federal Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions for government and enterprise customers.

This role acts as a technical bridge between AI capabilities and customer mission requirements. The ideal candidate combines software engineering strengths with hands-on experience in Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, APIs, cloud technologies, and enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• 3+ years of professional software/AI engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI agent development.
• Experience with REST APIs, SQL databases, and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Understanding of AI application development (RAG, embeddings, vector databases, or LLM frameworks).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Understand workflows, processes, and mission requirements with customers to identify AI automation opportunities.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI agents and AI-enabled applications (LLMs, RAG, agentic AI frameworks).
• Write production-quality code in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript for AI solutions and integrations.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise/government systems via REST APIs, connectors, databases, and cloud platforms.
• Support integrations with Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and other enterprise apps.
• Lead technical implementation activities for pilots, prototypes, and production deployments.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and secure AI solutions for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, data, and program teams to meet requirements.
• Provide feedback to continuously improve AI capabilities.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Generative AI

LLMs

AI agents

REST APIs

Tools

LangChain

OpenAI APIs

Azure OpenAI

Pinecone

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance

AET Federal Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and deployment of AI-powered solutions for government and enterprise customers. This role serves as a technical bridge between AET Federal’s AI capabilities and customer mission requirements, working directly with stakeholders to identify operational challenges and develop secure, scalable, production-ready AI solutions.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with hands-on experience in Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, APIs, cloud technologies, and enterprise systems. This is a highly collaborative, customer-facing role requiring the ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into practical AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand workflows, business processes, and mission requirements and identify opportunities for AI-driven automation.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI agents and AI-enabled applications using technologies such as LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI frameworks.
• Write production-quality code in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript to develop AI solutions, integrations, and supporting applications.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise and government systems using REST APIs, custom connectors, databases, and cloud platforms.
• Support integrations with platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and other enterprise applications.
• Lead technical implementation activities for AI pilots, prototypes, and production deployments.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance AI solutions to improve performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with AET Federal engineering, cybersecurity, data, and program teams to ensure solutions meet customer and mission requirements.
• Provide technical feedback and recommendations to continuously improve AET Federal’s AI capabilities and solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen
• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering, AI engineering, solutions engineering, or a related technical role.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI agent development.
• Experience working with REST APIs, SQL databases, and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Understanding of AI application development, including RAG, embeddings, vector databases, or LLM frameworks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently in customer-facing environments and collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Ability to travel to customer sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LangChain, OpenAI APIs, Azure OpenAI, or similar AI/LLM platforms.
• Experience developing agentic AI systems or multi-agent applications.
• Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar technologies.
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or Workday.
• Experience working in federal government, defense, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD, containerization, and secure cloud architectures.
• Active U.S. government security clearance or ability to obtain one is a plus.

Work Environment

This position may involve a combination of remote work, AET Federal office work, and customer-site support. Occasional travel may be required based on customer and project needs.

Flexible work from home options available.