Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Federal)

Summary

Talent Vine is supporting a confidential AI company that’s building impactful applied AI systems. The role involves working closely with mission-critical stakeholders to develop and deploy AI-powered tools in secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-driven tools for federal or enterprise use cases
• Tune prompts and fine-tune models for real-time deployment
• Build internal tooling to automate and harden workflows in secure environments
• Analyze system logs and outputs to improve reliability and auditability
• Collaborate cross-functionally to refine SDKs, improve usability, and drive technical clarity with external partners

Skills

• 1+ years of software engineering experience; strong Python, Rust, and/or TypeScript skills
• Familiar with prompt engineering, model tuning, or LLM evaluation workflows
• Experienced working with sensitive data or in secure/regulated environments
• Strong communicator and systems thinker who can navigate ambiguity
• Previously held or eligible for U.S. government clearance (Secret or TS/SCI)
• Experience working with government or DoD clients
• Strong background in AI/ML infrastructure, model deployment, or evaluation frameworks
• Familiarity with tools like Terraform, or secure cloud infrastructure

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1+ years of software engineering experience; strong Python, Rust, and/or TypeScript skills
• Familiar with prompt engineering, model tuning, or LLM evaluation workflows
• Experienced working with sensitive data or in secure/regulated environments
• Strong communicator and systems thinker who can navigate ambiguity
• Previously held or eligible for U.S. government clearance (Secret or TS/SCI)

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with government or DoD clients
• Strong background in AI/ML infrastructure, model deployment, or evaluation frameworks
• Familiarity with tools like Terraform, or secure cloud infrastructure