Mission-Critical AI Engineer for National Security

Twenty; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company based in Washington is seeking a skilled candidate to build and ship language model-powered systems crucial for U.S. national security. This role involves curating datasets, fine-tuning models, and developing AI features in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of software development experience, strong Python skills, and is familiar with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow. Join a team focusing on impactful solutions that contribute to national security.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience building ML/AI-enabled applications.
• Strong Python skills and experience with deep learning frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with LLM post-training methods.

Responsibilities

• Create, clean, and maintain high-quality training and evaluation datasets for AI use cases.
• Fine-tune language models for mission needs.
• Develop retrieval-augmented generation systems that ground model outputs in external knowledge.

Skills

Professional software development experience building ML/AI applications

Strong Python skills

Deep learning experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX

Experience with LLM post-training methods

Education

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

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A technology company based in Washington is seeking a skilled candidate to build and ship language model-powered systems crucial for U.S. national security. This role involves curating datasets, fine-tuning models, and developing AI features in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of software development experience, strong Python skills, and is familiar with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow. Join a team focusing on impactful solutions that contribute to national security.