Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer

General Dynamics

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chantilly, VA
Salary
$132,930–$143,835 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$222,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $187k 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 · Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer

The Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer joins the Growth Systems & Analytics team to transform the Enterprise Growth AI Platform vision into a secure, reliable enterprise capability. This hands-on individual contributor role involves partnering with subject-matter experts to develop prototypes, refining concepts into enterprise-scale applications, and shaping the technical roadmap. You will build and operate shared platform services, including Python services, APIs, and data and AI capabilities. Key responsibilities include managing platform operations, ensuring safe application onboarding, and creating reusable patterns for other developers. Required skills include advanced Python development, experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, and DevSecOps practices like CI/CD and security scanning. You will solve complex problems by translating business requirements into scalable, compliant designs within a production-oriented AI and machine learning environment.

What you'll do

  • Translate the Growth Platform vision into a sequenced roadmap with measurable outcomes and delivery plans.
  • Develop and evaluate prototypes with subject-matter experts to refine concepts into enterprise-scale applications.
  • Build, test, deploy, and document shared Python services, APIs, and AI capabilities.
  • Assess third-party applications for security, reliability, and architectural alignment before deployment.
  • Monitor platform health, troubleshoot incidents, and manage technical debt and lifecycle needs.
  • Create reusable patterns and automated delivery controls to help other developers build applications.
  • Communicate technical tradeoffs, risks, and progress to technical, business, and executive audiences.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or related field plus 8 years of experience, or Master's degree plus 6 years of experience.
  • Certified application developer indicating an advanced or expert degree of application development knowledge (preferred).
  • Advanced experience in application design, development, testing, deployment, administration, support, and modernization.
  • Strong Python development skills with experience building secure APIs and enterprise system integrations.
  • Experience applying AI, machine learning, or large language models in production-oriented applications.
  • Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, security scanning, dependency management, observability, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, and data pipelines (preferred).

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