Applied AI Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton2 days ago
Base Salary
$78k - $176k/yr
Responsibilities
- Train, test, deploy, and maintain models that learn from data.
- Rapidly prototype, develop, and iterate on AI solutions such as chat systems, user-facing applications, and domain-specific copilots.
- Evaluate and tune AI outputs by refining prompts, optimizing retrieval logic, and implementing custom heuristics.
- Build API endpoints and rapid user interfaces to demonstrate AI capabilities.
- Translate mission needs into refined, business-facing AI capabilities with mission integration teams and product stakeholders.
- Apply suitable machine learning algorithms and technologies to critical solutions and help define AI strategy for national security customers.
Requirements
- Experience with software engineering, applied AI and ML, or full-stack development, including AI integrations.
- Experience developing use-case-specific AI solutions and conducting comprehensive evaluation and tuning of AI outputs.
- Experience with Python and API frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask, or rapid UI frameworks such as Streamlit or Gradio.
- Ability to adapt AI solutions across different domains and operational requirements.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Preferred experience with human-in-the-loop evaluation, AI red teaming, conversational safety, hallucination mitigation, React, TypeScript, analytical dashboards, model-performance tracking, and conversational AI UX.
- A Secret clearance and Security+ Certification are preferred.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits are offered.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards are offered.
- The position is onsite in McLean, Virginia, with an additional location in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; remote work is not available.
- The role is full-time or part-time, with regular employees working at least 20 hours per week eligible for the applicable benefits programs.
- Applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for classified information access.
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About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).