Leidos

Senior AI Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per year

Job Level

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

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

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