$140,000–$190,000
AI Developer
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$140,000–$190,000Mclean, VA
Build production-ready AI capabilities across predictive, generative, and autonomous systems, spanning data ingestion, model experimentation, application integration, orchestration, and deployment.
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Posted base pay
$140K–$190KBelow the median
Midpoint $165K · median $190K
Median $190K
This job$140K–$190KSenior FDE postings1,864 postings · middle 50% of posted pay$160K–$220KThe work
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- Pre-sales (not covered)
- Proof of concept
- Implementation
- Operations
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
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- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Technical lead
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What you’ll do
- Develop LLM applications, predictive models, multi-agent workflows, and RAG pipelines.
- Build reusable AI components and integrate models with enterprise systems, data platforms, and vector databases.
- Design prompt strategies, retrieval systems, and LLM orchestration logic.
- Deploy and optimize scalable inference services with monitoring and continuous improvement.
What you’ll bring
- Meet the education and experience threshold: bachelor's degree plus 5 years, master's degree plus 3 years, or no degree plus 9 years of relevant experience.
- Be able to hold a position of public trust with the U.S. government.
- Be proficient in Python and familiar with the AI/ML tooling ecosystem.
- Have RAG architecture knowledge and experience with an LLM orchestration framework.
About Steampunk
Federal technology contractor delivering human-centered digital transformation, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, and data services to government clients.
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