AI Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Reston, VA, with remote options in DC and MD; on-site presence required 2–3 days per week. Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph required.

Salary: $165,000–$195,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides environmental consulting and sustainable engineering services using modeling and digital technology across water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

What you will do

• Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions for an Intelligence Community customer and national security missions.
• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.
• Build generative and agentic AI capabilities, including prompt systems, tools, MCP, context engineering, and agent-to-agent communication.
• Build Docker images and deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift.
• Investigate production issues across user interfaces, backend services, databases, and deployments.
• Clarify requirements with customers and stakeholders, estimate implementation effort, participate in design and code reviews, write automated tests, and maintain documentation.

Requirements

• Mid-level profile with 9 years of relevant experience in computer science, data science, software engineering, or a closely related field. A bachelor’s degree may substitute for 4 years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for 6 years.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Strong proficiency with at least one generative AI framework, such as LangChain, Haystack by Deepset, or LlamaIndex.
• Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management, plus experience developing agentic AI solutions involving MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent communication.
• Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable component design, and API integration.
• Strong backend and REST API development experience with Node or Python.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
• Hands-on Docker experience, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, Langfuse, LangSmith, Codex, Next.js AI SDK, or FastMCP.
• Familiarity with software development within the Department of War, Linux environments, and Kubernetes concepts.
• Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.
• Experience in Agile development and coordination with product, operations, and security teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work environment.
• Paid parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• People-focused culture emphasizing employee well-being, diversity, and professional growth.