The Role
Develop and deliver AI-enabled full-stack applications for an intelligence community customer. Responsibilities include frontend and backend development, data validation, databases, containerization, OpenShift deployment, production troubleshooting, automated testing, technical design, stakeholder collaboration, and application security and reliability. The role requires generative and agentic AI expertise, prompt engineering, React and TypeScript, Python or Node.js APIs, PostgreSQL, Docker, and an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
Summary Generated by Built In
Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking to add an AI Engineer to the team based out of Washington D.C., Annapolis Junction, or Reston, VA. As a Mid-level AI Engineer with you will be supporting an IC Customer working on mission driven applications.
Candidates in this role will:
- Ideate, prototype, and deliver AI-enabled solutions in alignment with stakeholders and existing application environments.
- Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.
- Use Pydantic (Python) and Zod (TypeScript) for data validation.
- Build and maintain Docker images and deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications in OpenShift.
- Investigate and resolve production issues across the user interface, backend services, database, and application deployment.
- Work with customers, product owners, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify dependencies, and estimate implementation effort.
- Participate in technical design and code reviews, write automated tests, and maintain technical documentation.
- Experience with AWS products.
- Experience with AI observability platforms such as Langfuse and LangSmith.
- Experience developing with agentic AI coding harnesses such as Codex.
- Experience with Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP.
- Familiarity with software development within the Department of War.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and Kubernetes concepts.
- Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment and coordinating with product, operations, and security teams.
Qualifications:
- 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
- A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.
- TS/SCI Clearance with Active CI Polygraph.
- Strong proficiency with at least 1 generative AI framework which includes but is not limited to: LangChain, haystack by deepset, and LlamaIndex among others.
- Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management.
- Experience with developing agentic AI-solutions including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent (A2A) communication.
- Strong proficiency in React.js and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable component design, and API integration.
- Strong experience developing backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business and customer needs into clear technical requirements.
What’s in It for You?
Flexible work environment
A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits
A work-life balance you can count on
Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
The Benefits You Get with Freedom
Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
Competitive salary offerings
Paid training and tuition reimbursement
Referral bonuses
Fully paid life and disability
Annual logo wear allowance
Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture? Contact us today! We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.
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Skills Required
- 9 years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; a Bachelor's degree may substitute for 4 years and a Master's degree for 6 years.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
- Strong proficiency with at least one generative AI framework, such as LangChain, Haystack, or LlamaIndex.
- Strong proficiency in prompt engineering and prompt management.
- Experience developing agentic AI solutions, including MCP, tool development, context engineering, and agent-to-agent communication.
- Strong proficiency in React.js and TypeScript, including functional components, hooks, reusable components, and API integration.
- Strong experience developing backend services and REST APIs using Node.js or Python.
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including relational data modeling, SQL, schema migrations, indexing, and query optimization.
- Hands-on Docker experience, including writing Dockerfiles, building images, and troubleshooting containers.
- Strong communication skills and ability to translate business and customer needs into technical requirements.
- Experience with AWS products.
- Experience with AI observability platforms such as Langfuse and LangSmith.
- Experience developing with agentic AI coding harnesses such as Codex.
- Experience with Next.js AI SDK and FastMCP.
- Familiarity with software development within the Department of War.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and Kubernetes concepts.
- Experience improving application security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment and coordinating with product, operations, and security teams.
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The Company
What We Do
FTSG was founded with the idea of building a company in which IT professionals have the 'Freedom' to be creative and innovative. Our technical teams focus on using the right technology to create flexible, long-lasting solutions for our clients. Looking for a position in the technology industry? FTSG is a government contractor in the D.C./Baltimore area recruiting IT professionals for various positions! Visit our website to learn more.
