Senior Applied AI Engineer – Public Sector

Celonis

. Understand public sector AI strategies and specific agency challenges.

Posted 4/2/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Understand public sector AI strategies and specific agency challenges.
Actively drive the full customer lifecycle within the public sector.
Leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to rapidly build creative prototypes in agency hackathons.
Support our government customers in achieving real value out of AI deployments at scale.
End-to-end execution of critical Proof-of-Value projects.
Serve as the internal and external technical subject matter expert for the State & Local Government vertical.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales and post-sales engagements specifically within the Public Sector (State & Local Government).
Deep understanding of business processes native to state and local governments.
Expertise in generative AI techniques like RAG, few-shot learning, prompt engineering, multi-agent orchestration, multimodal understanding, or fine-tuning used to build high-impact use cases.
Solid knowledge of Python and common ML libraries as well as data engineering tools and technologies.
Strong presentation skills to both internal and external stakeholders.
Bachelor’s Degree required; Master's Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields, or equivalent work experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO
Hybrid working options
Company equity (RSUs)
Comprehensive benefits
Extensive parental leave
Dedicated volunteer days
Gym subsidies
Counseling and well-being programs
Inclusion and belonging programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

generative AIRAGfew-shot learningprompt engineeringmulti-agent orchestrationmultimodal understandingfine-tuningPythonmachine learning librariesdata engineering tools

Soft Skills

presentation skillsstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree in computer scienceMaster's Degree in engineeringMaster's Degree in mathematics