Software Engineer II, AI

AARP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

100% company-funded pension plan

Health, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off including holidays and parental leave

Job summary

AARP is seeking a Software Engineer II, AI, to work within cross-functional teams in Washington, DC. This role involves designing technical solutions, troubleshooting system issues, and collaborating on AI-driven projects using cloud technology.

Qualified candidates will have at least a Bachelor's degree in IT or related fields, with expertise in Generative AI concepts, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), and DevOps practices. The position offers significant benefits and supports professional growth.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Generative AI concepts, including embeddings and LLMs.
• 3+ years working with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• 4+ years of experience with DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a technical roadmap for platform and capability lifecycle.
• Ensures data, security, and architecture design throughout lifecycle stages.
• Troubleshoots technical issues related to platform systems.

Skills

Generative AI concepts

Cloud platforms (AWS)

DevOps pipelines

Programming languages (Python, Java, etc.)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

AWS Lambda

GitHub

Job description

Overview

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high‑quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest-circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin. Information Technology Services is responsible for AARP enterprise-wide technology and information-security functions. Services range from infrastructure design and operations, system and software lifecycle implementations, enabling the mobile workforce and protecting AARP network, systems and data. A variety of technologies and practices are used including cloud computing, automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning within highly collaborative Agile teams. The Software Engineer II, AI works with cross‑functional teams and customers to understand business requirements and translates into technical specifications. Discovers the true requirements underlying feature requests and recommends alternative technical approaches. Partners with cross‑functional technical teams to launch projects and provide ongoing technical support. Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline technology processes and develop new procedures that support the business unit/department.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a technical roadmap for the platform and/or capability strategy and lifecycle that considers value‑based outcomes, costs to maintain, supportability, and performance.
• Ensures sound integration, data, security, and business architecture design throughout all stages within the platform and/or capability lifecycle.
• Provides rapid delivery and development of technical solutions that align with business and/or platform desired outcomes.
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues related to platform or capability systems, solutions, and services.
• Innovates and drives continuous improvements of implementation methodology and technical service offerings based on customer or employee experiences and enterprise objectives.
• Participates in a Community of Interest for engineers across all capability and platform teams to share information and strengthen understanding of business needs and technology‑based solutions.
• Develops and maintains deep technical knowledge and expertise related to domain area systems, solutions, services, and applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with Generative AI concepts, including embeddings, large language models (LLMs), retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and tokenization.
• 3+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• 4+ years of experience with DevOps pipelines, including Git‑based repositories (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket), static and dynamic code analysis, Infrastructure as Code (e.g., AWS CloudFormation), and deployment strategies such as blue/green deployments.
• 2+ years of experience with agentic systems, including various agent architectures, frameworks such as LangGraph, orchestration patterns, and building/hosting agents (e.g., orchestrator agents, agents as tools).
• 3+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing, deploying, and monitoring large‑scale distributed and parallel systems using cloud‑native technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, EKS, S3).
• 4+ years of hands‑on programming experience with languages such as Python, Java, Rust, SQL, and/or Node.js.

Additional Requirements

• Regular and reliable job attendance.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships.
• Independent judgment in evaluation options to make sound decisions.
• Home office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate home environment noise.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Compensation And Benefits

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company‑funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance‑based and peer‑based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AARP is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. AARP does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.