Mission-Driven AI Engineer for Federal Systems

Credence

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 155,000 - 200,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan
Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Family Leave
Disability Insurance
Training & Development
Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence has an immediate need for a Senior AI Software Engineer to join our growing AI and Automation practice. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions for federal clients, including generative AI and LLM-powered applications, while mentoring engineers.

You will collaborate across data, cloud, and mission teams, apply DevSecOps practices, and drive reliable, scalable delivery in a federal setting.

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI clearances required (CI poly preferred).
  • Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field.
  • 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience delivering AI/ML/LLM-powered solutions.
  • Experience building generative AI apps, working with LLMs, tool/function calling, and retrieval-augmented generation.
  • Experience designing agentic AI solutions with frameworks like Agent2Agent Protocol, Bedrock Agents, Mastra, CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph.
  • Strong understanding of APIs and model platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Vertex AI.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript and familiarity with Nx, Next.js, Mastra, Vercel AI SDK, Playwright, Jest, Vite.
  • Python proficiency and libraries (uv, Pydantic, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph).
  • Curiosity and practical experimentation with emerging AI technologies with responsible innovation.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI).
  • Experience with VS Code and AI extensions ( Claude Code ).
  • Strong communication skills and client-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

  • Generative AI & LLM Solution Delivery: design, develop, prototype and refine AI capabilities using generative AI, LLMs, retrieval patterns, and secure API integrations.
  • Agentic AI System Development: own end-to-end lifecycles including model selection, agent design, tool calling, orchestration, evaluation and deployment of AI agents.
  • Senior Software Engineering Leadership: apply software engineering principles, conduct code reviews, establish patterns, and use AI-assisted tools responsibly.
  • Cross-Functional Technical Collaboration: partner with data engineers/scientists, cloud engineers, and stakeholders to translate needs into operational AI solutions.
  • Cloud Enablement & DevSecOps Integration: design and automate IaC, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and cloud-native services.
  • Production Monitoring & Optimization: monitor AI systems, tune performance, ensure reliability and scalability.
  • Technical Rigor & Documentation: write clean, well-documented code per industry/federal guidelines.
  • Technical Mentorship & Continuous Improvement: stay current on AI trends and mentor team members.

Skills

AI/ML development
TypeScript
Python
DevSecOps
Mentorship
Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/ AI/ML

Tools

Nx
Next.js
Mastra
Vercel AI SDK
Playwright
Jest
Vite
LangChain
LangGraph
OpenAI API
Anthropic API
Gemini
Bedrock
Vertex AI
Terraform
AWS CDK

Job description

Credence has an immediate need for a Senior AI Software Engineer to join our growing AI and Automation practice. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions for federal clients, including generative AI and LLM-powered applications, while mentoring engineers.

You will collaborate across data, cloud, and mission teams, apply DevSecOps practices, and drive reliable, scalable delivery in a federal setting.

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