McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$140k–$190k/yr
Overview We are looking for a highly skilled AI Developer to design, build, and optimize advanced AI solutions across predictive, generative, and autonomous system domains. This role requires strong hands-on engineering …
Skills: Python, RAG Architectures, LLM Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Docker
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$99k–$225k/yr
Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer The Opportunity: We are seeking a Lead Sales Engineer with deep expertise in cyber defense products, such as defensive cyber operations, malware reverse engineering, detection engineering, or…
Skills: Cyber Defense, Solution Architecture, Malware Reverse Engineering, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$209k–$262k/yr
Senior Lead Software Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At …
Skills: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$209k–$262k/yr
Senior Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capi…
Skills: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, NoSQL
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$179k–$225k/yr
Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One…
Skills: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, AWS
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$179k–$225k/yr
Lead Software Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital…
Skills: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$87k–$198k/yr
Embedded FPGA Engineer The Opportunity: We are seeking a motivated FPGA, and software engineer to support the development, optimization, and deployment of digital signal processing (DSP) functions on a SOSA/VPX system. …
Skills: FPGA Design, DSP Algorithms, Vitis HLS, HDL, Verilog
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$143k–$266k/yr
Endpoint Platform Product Owner The Opportunity: The Endpoint Product Owner leads Booz Allen’s Enterprise Endpoint Product Team, driving strategy, roadmap execution, and operational excellence across the company's varied…
Skills: Endpoint Management, Product Strategy, Roadmap Execution, Endpoint Security, Lifecycle Management
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$209k–$262k/yr
Senior Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capi…
Skills: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, NoSQL
New York, New York, United States · On-site
$209k–$286k/yr
Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Python, ReactJS, AWS) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and …
Skills: Python, ReactJS, AWS, JavaScript, Java
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$140k–$190k/yr
Overview We are looking for a highly skilled AI Developer to design, build, and optimize advanced AI solutions across predictive, generative, and autonomous system domains. This role requires strong hands-on engineering …
Skills: Python, RAG Architectures, LLM Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Docker
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$78k–$176k/yr
AI and ML Data Scientist The Opportunity: As an Agentic AI Engineer and Data Scientist for military intelligence, you’re excited by the opportunity to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI systems that help analysts tr…
Skills: Python, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, LangChain, LlamaIndex
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$224k–$337k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Capture Management, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Leadership, Price-to-Win Analysis
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$78k–$176k/yr
Platform Engineer The Opportunity: As a Platform Engineer, you’ll help build and operate the foundational infrastructure behind an enterprise Digital Twin and modeling and simulation platform. You’ll support containerize…
Skills: Kubernetes, Docker, OCI Containers, Linux, Terraform
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$179k–$225k/yr
Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One…
Skills: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, NoSQL
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$179k–$225k/yr
Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborati…
Skills: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python
El Segundo, California, United States · On-site
$78k–$176k/yr
Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager The Opportunity: As a technical project management specialist, you know the complexities of supporting a project from concept to completion. Many programs require a significant …
Skills: Technical Project Management, Scrum Master, Agile Frameworks, Jira, Confluence
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
Most wealth management is fragmented. Range is building AI-powered wealth management that actually works. One platform – investments, taxes, retirement, estate – all of it. All helping members manage financial complexity…
Skills: Dimensional Modeling, Data Architecture, dbt, Python, Fivetran
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$115k–$162k/yr
Who Are We? Groundswell is a premier technology integrator and solution provider, resolutely committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Our name, Groundswell, represents our commitmen…
Skills: Appian, RDBMS, Web Services, RESTful, SOAP
McLean, Virginia, United States · On-site
$165k–$210k/yr
Overview We are seeking a Principal Data Solution Architect / Lead Data Architect to serve as the senior-most technical authority for end-to-end data architectures, cloud data platforms, integration strategies, and enter…
Skills: Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, Lakehouse Architecture, Data Mesh, Data Fabric
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Design and build end-to-end AI solutions including LLM-powered applications, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models into enterprise systems and optimize model performance for production.
Requires proficiency in Python, experience with LLM orchestration frameworks, and a strong understanding of RAG architectures. Candidates must be able to hold a U.S. government public trust position and meet specific education and experience thresholds.
We are looking for a highly skilled AI Developer to design, build, and optimize advanced AI solutions across predictive, generative, and autonomous system domains. This role requires strong hands-on engineering capabilities, deep familiarity with modern AI architectures, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust, production-ready AI capabilities. The Senior AI Developer will work across the full stack of AI development, from data ingestion and model experimentation to application integration, orchestration, and deployment, and will collaborate closely with product teams, LLMOps engineers, designers, and mission stakeholders.
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
Steampunk Digital Consulting - Innovate like a startup, even if you aren't one. We make Chicago thrive
When Steampunk Digital Consulting was established, we committed ourselves to the concept of providing our clients with Unfair Ideas, and we’ve been re-establishing ourselves every day since to deliver the Unfair Ideas that give our clients an unfair advantage. Because we believe that’s what this business requires: a fresh perspective, a new approach, and an interdependent group of people dedicated to taking on whatever new challenge or opportunity the day brings. That’s why we bring a holistic approach to marketing, gathering together the best of all disciplines under one roof. We understand that today’s modern companies need a creative partner that works the way they do: fast, open, and collaboratively. Which, done correctly, is itself a little unfair. We truly believe in the transformative power of illustration and design and their ability to simplify communications, elevate experiences, engage and inspire people everywhere. Good design and good relationships come from collaboration.
Offices: 1 W Superior St, Chicago, Illinois, US
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