Applied AI Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton1 day ago
Reston, VA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$78k - $176k/yr
Responsibilities
- Train, test, deploy, and maintain machine learning models for national security applications.
- Define solution direction and apply best-fit AI and ML algorithms and technologies.
- Rapidly prototype, develop, and iterate on chat systems, user-facing applications, and domain-specific copilots.
- Evaluate and tune AI outputs by refining prompts, optimizing retrieval logic, and implementing custom heuristics.
- Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, MLOps engineers, Mission Integration teams, and product stakeholders.
- Translate mission needs into business-facing AI capabilities and adapt solutions across diverse domains and operational requirements.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in software engineering, applied AI and ML, or full-stack development, including AI integrations.
- Experience developing and iterating on use-case-specific AI solutions.
- Experience evaluating and tuning AI outputs, including prompts and retrieval logic.
- Experience with Python and API or rapid UI frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, Streamlit, or Gradio.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Preferred experience with human-in-the-loop evaluation, AI red teaming, conversational interface safety, React, TypeScript, analytical dashboards, model-performance tracking, and conversational AI UX.
- Secret clearance and Security+ certification are preferred.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care support.
- Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- Regular full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the applicable benefits programs.
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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).