AI Developer

AI Developer | Washington, District of Columbia, United States Job Title: AI Developer Location: Location: 700 12th St. NW Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20005 - Hybrid (2-3 Days Onsite) Duration: 6 months PR: $85.00 - 114.75/hr on W2THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION: Support "AI pod" and analyze client needs, stand up prototypes, and convert those prototypes into secure, production-ready applications.• Will own the end-to-end development life cycle for changing client efforts while constantly scouting, testing, and injecting emerging AI technologies into the process.• Candidate must pair an exceptional delivery discipline with hands-on engineering agility, moving seamlessly from whiteboard to working demo and back again.SCOPE OF WORK:• Exploration & Scoping o Rapidly synthesize client pain points into concise problem statements, success metrics, and guardrails o Evaluate feasibility, cost, risk, and ROI for multiple GenAI solution paths (RAG, agentic workflows, synthetic-data pipelines, etc.) o Aid in maintaining a dynamic backlog of ideas, continuously assisting in reprioritized against business value• Rapid Build & Iteration o Spin up end-to-end prototypes using technologies like AWS Bedrock / SageMaker, FastAPI, Streamlit React, Next.js, or whatever framework or architecture efficiently to meet client needs o Implement evaluation harnesses for accuracy, latency, and cost; demo tangible progress each Sprint. o Capture stakeholder feedback live and fold it into the next sprint with minimal overhead• Adapt & Enhance o Refactor architecture as user requirements shift or new data sources emerge o Introduce cutting-edge libraries or architectures when they offer measurable uplift o Document decision trade-offs and lessons learned for future waves• Hardening & Transition o Elevate promising POCs into client-compliant pilots and integrate CI/CD pipelines o Produce all delivery artifacts: architecture diagrams, security traceability, runbooks, video demos o Alignment to USAC and AFS security practices o Creating/Updating existing relevant client documentation• Aiding in creation of video demos• Conducting live demos o Guide pilots through acceptance, hand-off, and sustainment planning with operations teams• Emerging-Tech Tracking & Best Practices o Track novel GenAI trends (open-source LLMs, small-context agents, memoryefficient RAG) and run spike proofs to gauge fit o Present briefings to the Innovation leadership (when applicable) and seed reusable patterns into our internal asset library o Mentor junior practitioners on prompt engineering, token-cost governance, and evaluation best practicesQUALIFICATION AND EXPERINECE:• Bachelor's degree in technology, innovation, or related field of study• 3+ years delivering data products or full stack applications• 1+ years building & deploying GenAI applications• Practical understanding of technologies like:• AWS core services using Bedrock or SageMaker for LLM hosting• Java, Python, FastAPI, Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform or AWS CDK• React / Next.js, TypeScript, and modern vector stores• LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, or equivalent RAG / agent frameworks• Demonstrated ability to compress ideation → demo → hardened pilot into• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills• Able to translate technical insights into executive-ready stories• High comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift rapidly

Created: 2026-04-02