Cleared AI Mid Software Engineer - Hybrid

Azusa Solutions LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental benefits

401(k) plan with match

Generous paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Remote or Hybrid telework options

Job summary

Azusa Solutions LLC is seeking an AI Mid Software Engineer to join our Washington, DC area team. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing AI-powered solutions built on modern agentic frameworks, integrating with enterprise data systems, and delivering production-ready AI systems.

The candidate will collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team of AI specialists, software engineers, data scientists, and product owners to transform client ecosystems while maintaining robust

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance required.
• Local to DC/MD/Northern VA area required.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years of AI software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize agentic AI systems using orchestration frameworks.
• Implement multi-step, tool-enabled AI agentic workflows.
• Use foundation models on Amazon Bedrock for generation, extraction, and planning.
• Iteratively tune AI workflows and tool-use optimization.
• Conduct structured testing and evaluation of AI behavior.
• Diagnose issues and implement guardrails and workflow adjustments.
• Integrate AI components with databases and enterprise tools.
• Document model usage patterns and experiments.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and governance teams.

Skills

AI workflow tuning

Structured testing

Troubleshooting AI

Data modeling

Python

CI/CD

Git workflows

Observability

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

LangGraph

CrewAI

Google ADK

AWS Bedrock AgentCore

Amazon Bedrock

Job description

Cleared AI Mid Software Engineer - Hybrid

• Washington, DC

Azusa Solutions is seeking an AI Mid Software Engineer to join our team of talented consultants. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company comprised of highly qualified, highly impactful, and multi-talented individuals. We are seeking an AI Engineer with strong technical acumen, creativity, and problem‑solving ability to design, implement, and optimize AI‑powered solutions built on modern agentic frameworks. In this role, you will develop intelligent workflows using foundation models (e.g., Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, etc.), configure multi‑agent systems, integrate AI with enterprise applications and data systems, and iteratively tune and evaluate agent behavior to deliver reliable, real‑world outcomes.

You will collaborate closely with a community of generative AI specialists, software engineers, data scientists, solution architects, cybersecurity experts, and product owners to deliver innovative, production‑ready AI systems that transform our clients’ ecosystems and reinvent the way they operate.

Eligibility

• *Candidate must hold an active Top Secret Clearance*
• *Candidate must be local to the DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia area.*

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and optimize agentic AI systems using orchestration frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, or AWS Bedrock AgentCore, etc.
• Implement multi‑step, tool‑enabled AI agentic workflows that combine LLM reasoning, RAG, retrieval systems, external APIs, and custom enterprise tools.
• Use leading foundation models (Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, , etc.) on Amazon Bedrock to build capabilities including structured generation, extraction, summarization, planning, and decision support.
• Iteratively tune and refine AI workflows through prompt engineering, instruction design, agent configuration, and tool‑use optimization.
• Conduct structured testing and evaluation of AI behavior, including regression tests, scenario‑based evaluations, synthetic test creation, and model‑to‑model comparisons.
• Diagnose issues such as hallucinations, retrieval mismatches, tool‑use errors, or unexpected agent behavior, and implement corrective strategies including guardrails and workflow adjustments.
• Integrate AI components with vector databases, graph databases, internal applications, and other infrastructure tools—working alongside engineers who manage the underlying systems.
• Document model usage patterns, agent behaviors, experimental findings, workflow designs, and best practices for reproducibility and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and governance teams to ensure AI implementations adhere to required policies and safe‑use guidelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Ability to iteratively tune, evaluate, and validate AI workflows, including refining prompts, agent configurations, tool‑calling patterns, and retrieval strategies.
• Experience designing and running structured tests for AI behavior such as regression tests, scenario‑based evaluations, synthetic testing, and model comparisons.
• Skill in diagnosing and correcting AI system failures, including hallucinations, retrieval issues, or tool‑use errors, and implementing guardrails or workflow adjustments.
• Documents and maintains AI models, agent behaviors, experiments, and workflow designs.
• Proficient in data modeling and familiar with AWS Bedrock services.
• Proficiency in Python; familiarity with JavaScript or other languages beneficial.
• Comfortable working with CI/CD and Git-based development workflows
• Experience integrating observability tools into AI application workflows (logging, metrics, traces).
• Years of experience: 5
• Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Benefit Information

Our firm offers a professional and respectful work environment, exciting opportunities for professional growth, and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Generous paid time off
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• Long term/short term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with match available immediately
• Employee referral incentive
• Remote or Hybrid telework arrangements are available for some positions

About Azusa

Azusa Solutions (Azusa) helps clients solve their toughest challenges in the area Enterprise Application Development and Maintenance. Azusa is an equal opportunity employer. Find out more at www.AzusaSolutions.com.