Senior Gen AI Developer

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El Segundo, California:
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** Senior Gen AI Developer
*** Belong. Connect. Grow. with K !
*** K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

K  is seeing a Senior Gen AI Developer to join our team in El Segundo, CA (remote). The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force’s Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state-of-the-art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters.

We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.
* ** Innovative Projects:
** K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
* ** Collaborative Environment:
** Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
* ** Impactful Work:
** Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
** Work Environment:**
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* Location:

** Remote
* ** Travel Requirements:
** Minimal
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* Working Hours:

** Standard
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* Qualifications:

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* Required:

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* ** Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline
* 15+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years building generative AI or LLM-powered applications
* Strong proficiency in Python for AI/ML development, data processing, and automation
* Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying applications using large language models (LLMs)
* Proven experience building and optimizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using embeddings, vector databases, and semantic search
* Experience with prompt engineering, LLM orchestration, and developing agent-based workflows
* Familiarity with LLM frameworks such as Lang Chain, Llama Index, or Semantic Kernel
* Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise data sources, APIs, and knowledge graphs
* Ability to evaluate and fine-tune model outputs for quality, bias, explainability, and performance
* Experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud-native environments (Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines)
* Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Dev Ops practices for production AI systems
** Desired:
*** Master’s in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
* Experience integrating knowledge graphs and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, Arango

DB) into LLM-driven applications
* Exposure to multi-modal AI models (text, image, audio) and their application in real-world systems
* Experience building custom LLM evaluation pipelines and benchmarking frameworks
* Familiarity with model optimization techniques or edge deployment for constrained environments
* Experience deploying AI solutions in defense, government, or other high-security environments
* Knowledge of responsible AI practices, including bias mitigation, explainability, and governance
** Basic Compensation:**  $182,000 - $228,000 in California The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity. If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply…