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Steampunk, Inc. · 4 hours ago

Senior AI Product Engineer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

Steampunk, Inc. is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, seeking a Senior AI Product Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade generative AI applications. The role requires collaborating across teams to develop AI capabilities that meet business needs while ensuring usability and compliance with AI governance principles.

ConsultingInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement full-stack GenAI applications using LLMs, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multi-agent orchestration frameworks

Collaborate with designers, data scientists, and mission stakeholders to translate business needs into usable, explainable AI capabilities

Develop reusable AI components and micro-services that accelerate model deployment, context management, and evaluation workflows

Integrate LLMs with existing enterprise systems and APIs, ensuring scalability, observability, and secure data handling

Lead prototyping and rapid iteration cycles, applying human-centered design methods to refine AI behavior and user experience

Collaborate with LLMOps and MLOps teams to ensure automated testing, versioning, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI models and pipelines

Evaluate new foundation models, prompt-optimization techniques, and fine-tuning strategies to improve accuracy, efficiency, and safety

Apply AI governance principles, including bias detection, output validation, and compliance with emerging AI-risk frameworks

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the internal AI Engineering Community of Practice by sharing best practices in GenAI architecture and productization

Contribute to the growth of our AI & Data Exploitation Practice by shaping reusable patterns and assets for enterprise AI delivery

Qualification

Generative AI applicationsLarge-language models (LLMs)PythonCloud platformsContainerization toolsSoftware engineering principlesPrompt engineeringCommunicationMentoringCollaboration

Required

Ability to hold a position of public trust with the U.S. government

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field

5+ years of experience developing AI or data-driven applications, including at least 2 years building GenAI or LLM-based systems

Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, or similar orchestration tools

Demonstrated experience integrating LLMs with retrieval layers, vector databases, or enterprise APIs

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of software engineering principles, version control, CI/CD, and modern DevSecOps practices

Knowledge of prompt engineering, evaluation metrics, and AI safety concepts (e.g., hallucination detection, red-team testing)

Experience collaborating with designers and product managers to translate user requirements into functional AI experiences

Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical approaches to both executive and technical stakeholders

Proven ability to work independently in fast-moving, cross-disciplinary teams while mentoring others and maintaining engineering excellence

Company

Steampunk, Inc.

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Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach, we put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high-quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.

Founded in 2019

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees