Artificial Intelligence Engineer

We're building a full AI engineering team for a federal agency in Washington, DC. These are long-term contracts (3-4 years) with a hybrid schedule: on-site in Washington, DC 3 days per week.

Requirement: US Citizens and Green Card holders only (government requirement). No sponsorship available.

Open roles:

• Lead AI Engineer / Architect
• Senior AI Engineer (2 openings)
• AI Developer (2 openings)
• AI Full Stack Developer
• AI/ML Data Engineer
• UI/UX Developer
• AI Security Engineer
• AI Project / Program Manager

What the team does:

• Train, fine-tune, evaluate and deploy AI/ML models and LLM applications (MLOps)
• Design scalable AI architectures, APIs, cloud deployments and system integrations
• Build RAG pipelines: embeddings, vector stores, hybrid retrieval and semantic search
• Design agentic AI and multi-agent workflows with guardrails and human oversight
• Build AI-powered applications, dashboards and accessible, user-centered interfaces (Section 508)
• Build ETL/ELT pipelines with data lineage, versioning and quality controls for AI workloads
• Test, monitor and secure AI systems: drift detection, adversarial testing, incident response
• Support Responsible AI and governance work: model cards, bias reviews, ATO and compliance documentation
• Deliver demos, training, user guides and clear, audit-ready documentation

What we're looking for:

• Hands-on experience shipping AI/ML or GenAI solutions to production (or the matching skills for the UI/UX, Security, Data and PM roles)
• Python plus at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Federal or public sector experience is a strong plus; Public Trust or clearance is a plus
• Able to work on-site in Washington, DC 3 days per week

Competitive hourly rate, W2 or 1099.

To apply: please answer the screening questions and attach your updated resume. Qualified candidates will be contacted directly to schedule a short call.