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Steampunk

AI Developer

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$140,000–$190,000Mclean, VA

Builds production-ready AI capabilities for federal client missions, spanning predictive and generative models, RAG, multi-agent workflows, and deployment.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$140K–$190KBelow the median

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales (not covered)
  2. Proof of concept
  3. Implementation
  4. Operations
Coding
Writes production code
Builds for
External customers
Level
Senior
Role
Technical lead

What they ask for

Experience

  • 5+ yearsRelevant experience with bachelor's degree
  • 3+ yearsRelevant experience with master's degree
  • 9+ yearsRelevant experience with no degree

Tools

  • Python
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • LangGraph
  • CrewAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Docker
  • pgvector
  • OpenSearch
  • Kubernetes

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Covers proofs of concept39%
  • Individual contributor or manager: Technical lead46%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

  • Develop LLM applications, predictive models, RAG pipelines, multi-agent workflows, and AI microservices.
  • Integrate models with enterprise systems, data platforms, vector databases, and cloud services.
  • Build prompt, retrieval, orchestration, and inference components and improve model performance.
  • Apply trustworthy AI practices and collaborate on deployment, monitoring, and evaluation.

What you’ll bring

  • Meet one of the degree and experience pathways: bachelor's plus 5 years, master's plus 3 years, or no degree plus 9 years.
  • Be able to hold a position of public trust with the U.S. government.
  • Have proficiency in Python and solid knowledge of RAG architectures.
  • Have experience with an LLM orchestration framework, prompt engineering, Docker, Git, and REST API integration.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$140,000–$190,000
Pay details

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Location
Mclean, VA
Experience requirements
  • 5+ years: Relevant experience with bachelor's degree (required)
  • 3+ years: Relevant experience with master's degree (required)
  • 9+ years: Relevant experience with no degree (required)

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