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True Talent Solutions Partners

AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Washington·$160K–250K

LLM · agentic AI

ABOUT THE ROLE

Build and deploy production-grade agentic AI systems for high-impact government missions. This hands-on engineering role combines developing AI systems from prototype through deployment with direct collaboration with government partners.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build and deploy LLM-powered agentic systems, including multi-agent, retrieval-augmented generation, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Work with government partners to translate mission needs into practical technical systems.
  • Design and maintain data curation, evaluation, and machine learning infrastructure pipelines.
  • Own systems through architecture, implementation, deployment, reliability, and iteration.
  • Create new AI systems that turn mission data and models into operational capabilities.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Up to 10 years of relevant experience, with hands-on engineering experience in AI/ML, software, or solutions engineering.
  • Strong Python skills and experience with TypeScript, ideally in full-stack engineering.
  • Experience building and shipping AI agents into production, including customer-facing technical work.
  • Deep expertise in at least one area such as model pre-training or post-training, RAG, or retrieval systems.
  • Experience building data pipelines, labeling workflows, or ML infrastructure.
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous, partner-facing environments, with experience in high-security or high-reliability settings.
  • A technical degree; experience in government, defense, or national security environments and familiarity with reinforcement le
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