AI Software Developer

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chantilly, VA
Salary
$142,792–$189,750 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
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This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $142,546–$200,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AI Software Developer

AI Software Developer (Mid-level) - TS/SCI with Polygraph The AI Software Developer (Mid-level) joins the Data Science and Data Engineering team to build and integrate AI-enabled features into mission applications on classified networks. Working under a Senior AI Engineer, you will implement machine learning and large language model capabilities within established architectural patterns and governance guardrails. Daily tasks include developing software for air-gapped environments, building data pipelines with strict classification handling, and implementing features like retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, and summarization. You will use Python, SQL, Git, and REST APIs, with experience in locally hosted models like Llama or Mistral. The role solves the challenge of delivering production-quality AI systems that operate without external API access, requiring high discipline in security, auditability, and data hygiene within restricted government cloud environments.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain software applications incorporating AI/ML capabilities within air-gapped and accredited government cloud environments.
  • Implement LLM-backed features including retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, summarization, and classification using locally hosted models.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines that support AI-driven features while ensuring correct classification handling and data hygiene.
  • Integrate AI capabilities with existing program systems and workflows via REST APIs and structured data formats.
  • Write clean, testable, and well-documented code while participating in code reviews and following team engineering standards.
  • Implement required logging, audit, and evaluation instrumentation according to the program's AI rules of engagement.
  • Support the deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement of AI-enabled systems and model updates.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must currently possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph (or be able to obtain one).
  • Must have 8+ years of related experience.
  • Must have professional software development experience (or without a degree).
  • Must have strong Python proficiency and working knowledge of at least one other language like JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java.
  • Must have hands-on experience with AI/ML concepts including model inference, embeddings, vector search, or prompt engineering.
  • Must have experience with REST APIs, JSON, SQL, and Git version control.
  • Experience running or integrating locally hosted LLMs (preferred); familiarity with PyTorch (preferred); experience with Docker and CI/CD (preferred).

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