Senior AI Engineer, Agentic AI & Platform

X-energy; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X-energy seeks an AI & Digital Engineering Software Engineer IV to contribute to the AI Solutions Tiger Team, accelerating Xe-100 reactor development by designing and building production-ready, AI-native applications and platform infrastructure.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to move from siloed documents to a living engineering model spanning requirements, design, manufacturing, and deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
• Typically, ten years of relevant software engineering experience, including experience in one or more of the specialization tracks described above.
• Experience with Git, GitLab, CI/CD, and modern development workflows.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and AI-enhanced development environments (Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools).
• Experience working in collaborative, fast-paced development teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in the Rockville, MD office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a tiger-team environment to develop production-ready AI solutions.
• Leverage Claude Code and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate development, prompt iteration, and maintenance tasks.
• Apply knowledge of LLMs and AI systems to support the platform's AI-native architecture.
• Partner with systems-engineering, licensing, and QA to ensure AI artifacts meet regulatory expectations.
• Document solutions, architecture decisions, and integration patterns, and support knowledge transfer to relevant teams.
• Implement and maintain development best practices and quality standards.
• Execute core tasks with independence in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform work in accordance with X-energy quality assurance procedures.
• Maintain professional demeanor in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Git

GitLab

CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Claude Code

AI & LLM concepts

Collaboration in teams

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Claude Code

AWS Bedrock

LangChain

Job description

X-energy seeks an AI & Digital Engineering Software Engineer IV to contribute to the AI Solutions Tiger Team, accelerating Xe-100 reactor development by designing and building production-ready, AI-native applications and platform infrastructure.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to move from siloed documents to a living engineering model spanning requirements, design, manufacturing, and deployment.