GenAI Developer

Location: DMV Area

Rate:  70-80/hr

This is an opportunity to join a growing AI and data practice supporting high impact programs across the federal government. You will work alongside established technical and consulting teams supporting agencies such as the FAA, HUD, and USDA, with potential to work across multiple federal programs as needed.

This is a fast paced and highly collaborative environment, with a strong focus on taking emerging AI capabilities beyond experimentation and into solutions that can operate at scale. This role offers exposure to modern AI and application development while working on technology that supports real government missions and end users.

What You’ll Do:  

·     Develop and enhance AI enabled web applications supporting federal government programs

·     Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from development and testing through deployment and production

·     Integrate generative AI models and capabilities into scalable, user facing applications

·     Build and support both front end and backend components within modern application environments

·     Develop and integrate APIs that connect applications, AI models, and supporting services

·     Collaborate with developers, AI/ML engineers, product teams, and other technical stakeholders to deliver production ready solutions

·     Support the ongoing improvement and scalability of applications as program and user needs evolve 

Requirements:

·     Bachelor’s degree

·     Active Secret or Top-Secret clearance (Active federal Public Trust can work)

·     3 to 5 years of professional software or application development experience

·     Experience developing across the full software development lifecycle, including building, testing, deploying, and supporting production applications

·     Hands on experience with front end development using JavaScript or TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React or Next.js

·     Backend development experience using Python and frameworks such as FastAPI, Node.js, or similar technologies

·     Experience integrating generative AI or large language models into applications

·     Experience developing and integrating APIs within web-based applications

·     Experience deploying or supporting applications within AWS, Azure, or another cloud environment

Nice to Have:

·     Active FAA or HUD Public Trust

·     Experience supporting federal government programs or working within federal technology environments

·     Experience with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

·     Experience with vector databases

·     Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source large language models

·     Experience with model fine tuning or AI inference optimization

·     Background combining software development with data science or machine learning