Gov AI Engineer — LLM & Agentic Apps

micro1 Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

micro1 Inc. in the Greater Washington DC area is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to build and deploy agentic AI systems for U.S. Government missions.

You will develop Python applications, LLM workflows, and integrations with government systems, working onsite 3–4 days per week. You will collaborate with partners to translate mission requirements into secure, reliable AI solutions, covering deployment, monitoring, and iteration across cloud and on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• Strong Python engineering skills with production software experience.
• Experience developing LLM applications or AI agents.
• Experience with APIs, data pipelines, and backend integrations.
• Familiarity with cloud, containers, and deployment tech (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
• Experience with ML infrastructure and AI experimentation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic AI systems supporting U.S. Government missions, from prototype to production.
• Develop and integrate LLM applications, including multi-agent systems, tool-using agents, RAG workflows, and human-in-the-loop autonomy.
• Work directly with government partners to understand mission requirements, integrate solutions, and troubleshoot technical challenges.
• Build and maintain Python applications, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations with existing government systems.
• Develop infrastructure for model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment across AI platforms.
• Deploy and maintain AI applications across cloud, on-premises, or restricted environments, ensuring reliability and security.
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams to improve model performance and translate mission feedback into product improvements.
• Own technical solutions throughout their lifecycle, including development, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.

Skills

Python

LLM applications

APIs

Cloud

ML infrastructure

Problem solving

Communication

High-security environments

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

micro1 Inc. in the Greater Washington DC area is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to build and deploy agentic AI systems for U.S. Government missions.

You will develop Python applications, LLM workflows, and integrations with government systems, working onsite 3–4 days per week. You will collaborate with partners to translate mission requirements into secure, reliable AI solutions, covering deployment, monitoring, and iteration across cloud and on-prem environments.