AI Engineer

Posted 4 Days Ago
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
In-Office
Junior
Software • Analytics • Defense
The Role
Build and scale agentic LLM systems (planning, tool use, memory, multi-agent coordination). Develop modular agent skills and services, own technical architecture, implement observability and automated evaluation, and collaborate with Product and Implementation teams to apply agents to customer problems.
Summary Generated by Built In
Company Description
Govini transforms Defense Acquisition from an outdated manual process to a software-driven strategic advantage for the United States. Our flagship product, Ark, supports Supply Chain, Science & Technology, Production, Sustainment, Logistics, and Modernization teams with AI-enabled Applications and best-in-class data to more rapidly imagine, develop, and field the capabilities we need. Today, the national security community and every branch of the military rely on Govini to enable faster and more informed Acquisition decisions.
Job Description

We are seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join our Agentic AI team as we scale our agentic offerings across all levels of the US government. Over the past year, we have seen the rapid adoption of our agent, Ace. We expect Ace to be handling much more complex tasks and workflows end-to-end or in cooperation with a human user as time goes on. The team is striving to make Ace an even more effective agent, focusing on planning, reliable execution over longer time horizon tasks, scaled tool use, Ace Skills, memory, and inter-agent coordination. 

In order to do this job well, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate a project built on LLMs that showcases your skill at getting them to do complex tasks.

  • Experience integrating and working with LLMs, with a strong understanding of their capabilities and limitations
  • Experience integrating and working with agent frameworks like Claude Agent SDK or OpenAI Agent SDK
  • Experience building observability, evaluation, and feedback loops for agent behavior (telemetry, prompt evaluation, regression testing, and reliability metrics).
  • Experience working in highly ambiguous environments, and operate with urgency
  • Startup experience, particularly in scaling products from zero to one

Strong Candidates have:

  • Experience designing and deploying complex agentic systems using LLMs
  • Hands-on work with multi-agent coordination, routing, and tool orchestration
  • Love coding agents

This role is a full-time position located out of our office in Pittsburgh, PA. 

This role may require up to 25% travel

Scope of Responsibilities
  • Designs and builds multi-agent systems with tool use, memory, routing, and planning
  • Develops Agent Skills and tools as modular, composable services that interact with backend systems, models, and data processing
  • Own the technical architecture and engineering standards for agentic systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
  • Assist with automated evaluation of agents, skills, and prompts across the entire product lifecycle
  • Work with our Product and Implementation organizations to find solutions to our most vexing challenges, applying agents to our customer problems
Qualifications
  • U.S. Citizenship is required
Required Skills: 
  • Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
  • Minimum 1 year of experience building and deploying ML or LLM-powered systems in production environments
  • Practical experience in building, developing, and productionizing machine learning systems
  • Advanced software skills in Python
  • Experience with common LLM algorithms and implementations
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
  • A strong desire to learn and investigate new technologies
  • Familiarity with Git source control management
  • Ability to work collaboratively with little supervision
  • A burning desire to work in a challenging, fast-paced tech environment

Desired Skills: 

  • Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship
  • Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
  • Comfortable with Claude Code and GenAI coding best practices.
We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future performance.  If you thrive while building solutions to complex problems, are a self-starter, and are passionate about making an impact in global security, we’re eager to hear from you.
 
Govini is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or related field
  • Minimum 1 year experience building and deploying ML or LLM-powered systems in production environments
  • Practical experience building, developing, and productionizing machine learning systems
  • Experience integrating and working with large language models (LLMs)
  • Experience integrating and working with agent frameworks like Claude Agent SDK or OpenAI Agent SDK
  • Experience building observability, evaluation, and feedback loops for agent behavior (telemetry, prompt evaluation, regression testing, reliability metrics)
  • Advanced software skills in Python
  • Experience with common LLM algorithms and implementations
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Git source control management
  • Ability to work collaboratively with little supervision
  • Experience working in highly ambiguous environments and operating with urgency
  • Startup experience, particularly scaling products from zero to one
  • Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or ability to obtain one with sponsorship
  • Experience designing and deploying complex agentic systems using LLMs
  • Hands-on work with multi-agent coordination, routing, and tool orchestration
  • Comfortable with Claude Code and GenAI coding best practices

Govini Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Govini and has not been reviewed or approved by Govini.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is positioned as strong, with medical, dental, and vision insurance described as covered “in full” for employees and offered with competitive options for families.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support appears competitive, with a 401(k) match listed up to 4% and immediate vesting, which strengthens the long-term value of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are broad on paper, including unlimited vacation and sick days, which can increase flexibility if team norms allow consistent usage.

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The Company
Arlington, VA
160 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Govini builds software to accelerate the Defense Acquisition Process. Ark, Govini’s flagship product, is a suite of AI-enabled applications, powered by integrated government and commercial data, that solves problems across the entire spectrum of Defense Acquisition, including Supply Chain, Science & Technology, Production, Sustainment, and Modernization. With Ark, the Acquisition community eliminates slow, manual processes and gains the ability to rapidly imagine, produce, and field critical warfighting capabilities. Ark transforms Defense Acquisition into a strategic advantage for the United States.

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