392 - Principal AI Software Engineer

arsiem· 0005-0023
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📍 Ft. Meade, MDFull time💰 USD 216K–241K

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About ARSIEM Corporation

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients.  We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government.  ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.

As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients.  That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with. 

ARSIEM is looking for a motivated Principal AI Software Engineer to support the exciting Corporate Directory Services mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to lead the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions, intelligence mission workflows, and emerging analytic capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, and operationalizing AI-enabled applications that automate complex intelligence processes, discover emergent intelligence value, and accelerate mission outcomes. The candidate will work across multiple technical domains including software engineering, data science, machine learning, and large language model (LLM) integration to deliver innovative capabilities from proof-of-concept through operational deployment. 
 
This position will support one of our government clients in Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with customers to drive the rapid development, evaluation, and transition of AI/ML-enabled mission capabilities that enhance operational analysis and intelligence workflows. 
  • Leverage emerging technologies, scalable software architectures, and advanced analytics to automate discovery, accelerate insight generation, and deliver production-ready solutions across diverse mission domains. 
  • Shape technical strategy and best practices to ensure effective deployment, sustainment, and evolution of AI-enabled mission systems
  • Proficient in current AI/ML technologies such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, search, and retrieval using techniques such as but not limited to  deep neutral networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN), attention-based transformers, etc. 
  • Experience in current large language models (LLM) for representative and generative tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent. 
  • Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in approaches to retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model context protocol (MCP) and other recent technologies supporting agentic AI. 
  • Foundational knowledge of statistics related to parametric probability distributions, nonparametric probability distributions, Bayesian analysis, and covariance matrices. 
  • Proficiency in agentic systems that can automatically carry out mission goals with limited supervision.
Clearance Requirement: This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a US Citizen for consideration.
 
Candidate Referral: Do you know someone who would be GREAT at this role? If you do, ARSIEM has a way for you to earn a bonus through our referral program for persons presenting NEW (not in our resume database) candidates who are successfully placed on one of our projects. The bonus for this position is $10,000, and the referrer is eligible to receive the sum for any applicant we can place within 12 months of referral. The bonus is paid after the referred employee reaches six months of employment.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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The listed salary for this 392 - Principal AI Software Engineer position at arsiem is USD 216K–241K. This is an Full time role.
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392 - Principal AI Software Engineer
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