Autonomous AI Agent Developer

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 69,550 - 125,725; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and wellness programs

Paid leave and retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an innovative Agentic AI Developer in Chantilly, Virginia, to design and deploy autonomous AI systems. The role focuses on building intelligent AI agents that solve operational challenges. Candidates should have 3+ years of software development experience, particularly with Python and AI applications.

Join a dynamic team working on advanced AI technology, where creativity and technical prowess meet to drive innovation in defense and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and agent orchestration concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, and executing tasks independently.
• Integrate AI agents with APIs, databases, enterprise systems, and external services.
• Develop observability, tracing, and evaluation pipelines for AI workflows and agent performance.

Skills

Strong Python development experience

Experience developing applications with large language models (LLMs)

Experience building AI applications using LangChain

Experience with AI observability and tracing tools such as Langfuse

Experience developing conversational AI interfaces using Chainlit

Familiarity with REST APIs, vector databases, and modern backend architectures

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

LangChain

Langfuse

Chainlit

Docker

GitLab

Job description

Leidos is seeking an innovative Agentic AI Developer in Chantilly, Virginia, to design and deploy autonomous AI systems. The role focuses on building intelligent AI agents that solve operational challenges. Candidates should have 3+ years of software development experience, particularly with Python and AI applications.

Join a dynamic team working on advanced AI technology, where creativity and technical prowess meet to drive innovation in defense and cybersecurity.