Generative AI Engineer for Federal Missions

Credence; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence is seeking an AI Software Engineer in the United States to join our AI and Automation practice. You will anchor technical efforts, applying AI skills to build data-driven, cloud-native capabilities that support federal missions.

You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to advance agentic AI lifecycles, while mentoring juniors and contributing to high-impact projects across agencies. A DoD clearance eligibility is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related field.
• 3-7 years of hands-on experience delivering AI/ML solutions.
• Experience with generative AI, LLMs, and tool calls (MCP).
• Experience with agentic frameworks such as Agent2Agent Protocol, Mastra, Strands, AgentCore, and/or Gemini Agent Platform.
• Deep understanding of AI APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock.
• Typescript proficiency and familiarity with libraries (Nx, NextJS, Mastra, Vercel AI SDK, Playwright, Jest, Vite).
• Python proficiency and familiarity with libraries (uv, Pydantic, FastAPI, CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, Unstructured).
• Experience deploying applications using cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and container tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI).
• Experience with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity).
• Strong communication skills and client-oriented mindset.
• U.S. Citizenship with eligibility for DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Generative AI & LLM Usage: prototype, customize, and refine AI-powered capabilities.
• Agentic AI System Development: end-to-end model selection, agent creation, tool calling, response synthesis.
• AI Software Engineer: apply software engineering practices to AI code generation.
• Collaborative Engineering: work with data engineers, software engineers, and data scientists.
• Cloud Enablement: automate model deployment with IaC, CI/CD, and containers.
• Production Monitoring & Optimization: post-deployment tuning and reliability improvements.
• Technical Rigor & Documentation: clean code and reproducible development under federal guidelines.
• Professional Growth: stay current on AI trends and mentor team members.

Skills

Typescript

Python

OpenAI API

Containerization

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/ML

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI

Job description

Credence is seeking an AI Software Engineer in the United States to join our AI and Automation practice. You will anchor technical efforts, applying AI skills to build data-driven, cloud-native capabilities that support federal missions.

You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to advance agentic AI lifecycles, while mentoring juniors and contributing to high-impact projects across agencies. A DoD clearance eligibility is preferred.