
Senior AI Engineer
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Collaborate with Agentic AI Scientists to build and deploy AI agents
- Automate and optimize labor-intensive workflows
- Empower the human workforce to discover entirely new capabilities
- Write software code to support AI agent communication
- Connect models and agents to external services via API calls
- Support testing and debugging tasks
- Deploy into target environments, set up monitoring, and ensure reliable execution of agentic AI systems
- Develop novel approaches to securing agentic workflows and evaluating results for accuracy, performance, and impact
Requirements
- T3: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or a Masters degree with 2+ years of experience
- T4: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Masters degree with 6+ years of experience
- T5: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 12+ years of relevant experience, or a Masters degree with 10+ years of experience
- T6: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 15+ years of relevant experience, or a Doctorate degree with 13+ years of experience
- Practical experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, A2A, MCP, or AutoGen
- Ability to design and implement tool-using AI agents, including API integration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and memory/context management
- Experience employing vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS)
- Experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including DevSecOps practices
- Experience deploying into virtualized and containerized environments (e.g., VMware, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proficiency in modern software language such as Python and experience developing modular, production-grade AI pipelines
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Large Language ModelsAPI integrationretrieval-augmented generationmemory managementPythonvector databasesSoftware Development LifecycleDevSecOpsmodular AI pipelinescontainerized environments
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationtestingdebuggingworkflow optimizationempowermentdesignimplementationevaluation
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in EngineeringMaster's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in EngineeringDoctorate degree in Computer ScienceDoctorate degree in EngineeringSecret clearance