New

AI Engineer 811

Annapolis Junction, MD
Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking to add an AI Engineer to the team based out of Washington D.C., Annapolis Junction, or Reston, VA. As a Mid-level AI Engineer with you will be supporting an IC Customer working on mission driven applications.
 
Candidates in this role will:
  • Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions in alignment with stakeholders and existing application environments.
  • Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.
  • Use Pydantic (Python) and Zod (TypeScript) for data validation.
  • Build and maintain Docker images and deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift.
  • Investigate and resolve production issues across the user interface, backend services, database, and application deployment.
  • Work with customers, product owners, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify dependencies, and estimate implementation effort.
  • Participate in technical design and code reviews, write automated tests, and maintain technical documentation.
  • Experience with AWS products.
  • Experience with AI observability platforms such as Langfuse and LangSmith.
  • Experience developing with agentic AI coding harnesses such as Codex.
  • Experience with Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP.
  • Familiarity with software development within the Department of War.
  • Familiarity with Linux environments and Kubernetes concepts.
  • Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment and coordinating with product, operations, and security teams. 
Qualifications:
  • 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
  • A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.
  • TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph.
  • Strong proficiency with at least 1 generative AI framework which includes but is not limited to: LangChain, haystack by deepset, and LlamaIndex among others.
  • Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management.
  • Experience with developing agentic AI-solutions including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent (A2A) communication.
  • Strong proficiency in React.js and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable component design, and API integration.
  • Strong experience developing backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
  • Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements.

 

What’s in It for You?
Flexible work environment
A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits
A work-life balance you can count on
Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
 
The Benefits You Get with Freedom
Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
Competitive salary offerings
Paid training and tuition reimbursement
Referral bonuses
Fully paid life and disability
Annual logo wear allowance
Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture?  Contact us today!  We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.
 
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
 
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at
Phone: 410-290-9035 
Email: recruiting@goftsg.com
 
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
 
If you want to view the EEO Law poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese
 
If you want to view the EEO Law Supplement poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Chinese
 
If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: English

 

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at Freedom Technology Solutions Group? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Education

Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Freedom Technology Solutions Group’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...