Applied AI Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Fort Belvoir, VAMcLean, VA
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1504 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Applied AI Engineer

The Applied AI Engineer joins the national security team to train, test, deploy, and maintain models that learn from data. This role involves owning the direction of critical solutions by applying best-fit ML algorithms to process information at a massive scale. You will collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and MLOps engineers to translate mission needs into business-facing AI capabilities. Key responsibilities include rapidly prototyping use-case-specific solutions like chat systems, user-facing applications, and domain-specific copilots. Required skills include software engineering, applied AI, and ML experience. Preferred technical proficiencies include Python, FastAPI, Flask, Streamlit, Gradio, React, and TypeScript. You will also perform prompt refining, retrieval logic optimization, and human-in-the-loop evaluation to solve real-world challenges for national security customers.

What you'll do

  • Train, test, deploy, and maintain machine learning models that learn from large datasets.
  • Define the direction of critical solutions by applying best-fit ML algorithms and technologies.
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate on use-case-specific AI solutions like chat systems and domain-specific copilots.
  • Translate mission needs into refined, business-facing AI capabilities for national security customers.
  • Process and manage data and information at a massive scale.
  • Conduct comprehensive evaluation and tuning of AI outputs, including prompt refinement and retrieval logic optimization.
  • Build API endpoints and rapid UI frameworks to demonstrate AI capabilities.
  • Deploy and manage analytical dashboards to track user interactions and model performance.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering, applied AI and ML, or full-stack development.
  • Experience rapidly prototyping and iterating on use-case-specific AI solutions like chat systems and domain-specific copilots.
  • Ability to translate mission needs into refined, business-facing AI capabilities with stakeholders.
  • Ability to pivot quickly between different domains and adapt AI solutions to varied operational requirements.
  • Top Secret clearance.
  • Experience with HITL evaluation, AI red teaming, or assessing conversational interfaces for safety (preferred).
  • Experience with React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Flask, Streamlit, or Gradio (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree.

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