Lead AI Engineer

Title: Lead AI Engineer

Duration: 7 Months

Pay Range: $70-$80/hr

Onsite Interview: Only Apply if you are local to the McLean or Richmond. Or willing to go onsite for the Interview.

• Lead hands-on development of AI-driven applications using Python (full-stack preferred) with 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Design and implement GenAI solutions including LLMs (GPT or similar), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and agentic AI frameworks.
• Build and orchestrate multi-agent systems using tools like LangGraph or similar orchestration frameworks.
• Develop scalable cloud-native applications leveraging AWS (5+ years' experience) and modern cloud architectures.
• Contribute across the full SDLC (Agile) lifecycle from story development to production deployment.
• Implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and delivery of AI/ML solutions.
• Integrate AI platforms with enterprise tools such as ServiceNow, CMDB, and JIRA.
• Deliver production-grade AI/LLM solutions with strong focus on performance, scalability, and enterprise reliability.
• Provide technical leadership in AI engineering, guiding teams on agentic workflows, GenAI best practices, and system design.
• Nice to have: experience with LLM fine-tuning, additional models (Claude, LLaMA), enterprise AI platforms.