Senior AI Engineer

Analytica
Bethesda, MD
Job Description
Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer to build retrieval, semantic search, summarization, and source-traceable AI application capabilities for a Federal data analytics and AI modernization initiative.

What You Will Do

Develop LLM-powered applications for retrieval, semantic search, summarization, document analysis, and decision support. Implement prompt orchestration, context management, evaluation, source citation, and output grounding.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will work with a diverse team of professionals to solve matters, architect nuisances, and come up with alternatives. We offer competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience developing applications using LLMs, RAG, semantic search, or generative AI.
  • Experience building AI services for search, summarization, document analysis, question answering, or decision support.
  • Strong Python and API development skills.
  • Experience with embeddings, vector search, retrieval, prompt orchestration, and LLM evaluation.
  • Experience implementing source citation, grounding, traceability, and output validation.
  • Experience implementing AI guardrails, access controls, logging, monitoring, and error handling.
  • Experience integrating AI/LLM services with databases, APIs, search platforms, and data pipelines.
  • Strong technical communication, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility.
  • Active Top Secret clearance highly preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Opportunities for bonuses
  • Employer-paid health care
  • Training and development funds
  • 401k match
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