Applied AI Engineer (SWE1) (AI)

Location: Maryland, United States

Salary: $163,000–$178,000 per year, plus $41,000–$44,000 in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions.

Company

hirify.global builds technology for mission-focused customers and supports forward-deployed engineering work.

What you will do

• Develop and test Python components for agentic AI solutions, including MCP servers, Skills, and integrations with mission data sources and tools.
• Work with operators and analysts to understand requirements, workflows, and CNO tradecraft.
• Build scripts and tools to convert, normalize, and extract information from customer data.
• Create test cases and evaluation examples to verify reliable AI results.
• Use AI coding agents in daily development, review generated code, and collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot workflows.
• Write documentation and user guides for mission users adopting new AI tools.

Requirements

• Must already hold a current TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph; clearance sponsorship or processing is not available.
• Three years of experience and a B.S. in a technical discipline, or seven years of experience in place of the degree.
• Proficiency in Python, including JSON, REST APIs, and data manipulation.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including Git, testing, and debugging.
• Familiarity with LLM concepts such as prompt engineering, structured outputs, and tool or function calling.
• Experience using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or Copilot to write, debug, or test code.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and the command line.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn from senior engineers and mission subject matter experts.

Nice to have

• Experience building agentic workflows, MCP servers, or Skills.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with retrieval systems, RAG, vector databases, or Elasticsearch.
• Experience building web interfaces with React or TypeScript.
• Cybersecurity background or knowledge of CNO operations and SIGINT collection and analysis systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, forward-deployed work directly supporting a mission customer.
• Work under the guidance of senior engineers while learning from operators and analysts.
• Immediately vested company 401(k) contributions of $41,000–$44,000 in addition to salary.