GenAI Developer

GenAI Developer

Location:

DMV Area (Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia)

Hybrid Role - 1-2 days/wk

Compensation: $65 - $75/hr (Depending on skillset, experience, and clearance)

Join a dynamic and rapidly growing AI and data practice supporting high-impact programs across the federal government. As a GenAI Developer, you will work alongside established technical and consulting teams supporting agencies such as the FAA, HUD, and USDA, with opportunities to contribute across multiple federal programs as needed. This is a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment focused on taking emerging AI capabilities beyond experimentation and into scalable, production-ready solutions that support real government missions and end users.

You will gain exposure to modern AI and application development, working on technology that directly impacts federal initiatives.

• Develop and enhance AI-enabled web applications supporting federal government programs
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and production support
• Integrate generative AI models and capabilities into scalable, user-facing applications
• Build and support both front-end and back-end components within modern application environments
• Develop and integrate APIs connecting applications, AI models, and supporting services
• Collaborate with developers, AI/ML engineers, product teams, and other technical stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions
• Support ongoing improvement and scalability of applications as program and user needs evolve
• Deploy and support applications within cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
• Apply best practices for security, compliance, and performance in federal technology environments

• Bachelor’s degree
• Active Security Clearance (Public Trust, Secret, TS/SCI, etc.)
• 3 to 5 years of professional software or application development experience
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle (build, test, deploy, support)
• Hands-on front-end development with JavaScript or Type Script and frameworks like React or Next.js
• Backend development experience with Python and frameworks such as FastAPI, Node.js, or similar
• Experience integrating generative AI or large language models into applications
• Experience developing and integrating APIs within web-based applications
• Experience deploying or supporting applications in AWS, Azure, or other cloud environments

NICE TO HAVE

• Active DOT Public Trust
• Experience supporting federal government programs or working in 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