Mission‑Driven AI Engineer — Full‑Stack & Security (Hybrid)

AEEC; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Environment

Paid Parental Leave

Medical Dental Vision Life and AD&D

Job summary

Verdantas is seeking a Mid-Level AI Engineer to support an Intelligence Community client on mission-critical applications. You will ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions spanning backend services, REST APIs, and modern front-end interfaces.

Hybrid work with 2–3 on-site days, using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch. You will collaborate across teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure software while applying best practices in AI tooling,

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph.
• 9 years of relevant experience in computer science, data science, or software engineering.
• Proficiency with at least 1 generative AI framework (e.g., LangChain, Haystack, LlamaIndex).
• Strong prompt engineering and prompt management skills.
• Experience building agentic AI solutions (MCP, tool development, context engineering, A2A).
• React.js and TypeScript proficiency with API integration.
• Backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
• PostgreSQL data modeling, SQL, migrations, indexing, optimization.
• Hands-on Docker experience with Dockerfiles and containers.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions aligned with stakeholders.
• Design and maintain full-stack apps using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch.
• Use data validation with Pydantic and Zod for validation.
• Build, deploy, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift.

Skills

React.js

TypeScript

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Docker

OpenShift

REST APIs

AI frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/DS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Verdantas is seeking a Mid-Level AI Engineer to support an Intelligence Community client on mission-critical applications. You will ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions spanning backend services, REST APIs, and modern front-end interfaces.

Hybrid work with 2–3 on-site days, using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch. You will collaborate across teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure software while applying best practices in AI tooling,