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# Senior Applied AI Engineer - Software Engineering

- **Company:** NEURAL SOLUTIONS LLC
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $204,000.0 - $247,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Virtual Agents, Docker
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9071016/senior-applied-ai-engineer-software-engineering

## About the Role

* Production software development experience using Python.
 * Experience designing and developing distributed or backend software systems.
 * Experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, or similar technologies.

Nice to Have:

 * Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP), PydanticAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI frameworks.
 * Experience deploying applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments.

Experience Required: 12 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or 16 years without degree

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain production AI-enabled software applications using Python and modern software engineering practices.
 * Architect and implement LLM-powered workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and AI agent capabilities that solve mission problems.


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