Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Government Missions

micro1; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with U.S. Government missions, spanning research, production, and deployment in high-assurance environments. You will collaborate with partners, translate mission needs into technical systems, and own projects end-to-end.

The role emphasizes Python development, LLMs, agentic systems, and scalable ML infrastructure. You will build data pipelines, evaluate models, and deploy solutions across frontier AI platforms, ensuring reliability and

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python with experience delivering end-to-end solutions.
• Experience with LLMs and agentic systems.
• Built or maintained ML data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Familiar with RL workflows or simulation environments.
• Experience in high-security or high-reliability environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic AI systems from prototype to production for high-impact missions.
• Design and integrate LLM applications, including multi-agent systems and tool-using agents.
• Collaborate with government partners in forward-deployed environments to translate mission needs into technical systems.
• Build and maintain data curation and evaluation pipelines for model training and improvement.
• Develop infrastructure for model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment.
• Create AI systems turning mission data, models, and tools into autonomous operations.
• Own systems across full lifecycle: discovery, architecture, implementation, deployment, reliability, security, iteration.

Skills

Python

End-to-end ownership

LLMs

Agentic systems

Data pipelines

RL workflows

Job description

micro1 is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with U.S. Government missions, spanning research, production, and deployment in high-assurance environments. You will collaborate with partners, translate mission needs into technical systems, and own projects end-to-end.

The role emphasizes Python development, LLMs, agentic systems, and scalable ML infrastructure. You will build data pipelines, evaluate models, and deploy solutions across frontier AI platforms, ensuring reliability and