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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal AI Software Engineer - **Company:** Arsiem Corporation - **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Jupyter Notebook, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Recurrent Neural Networks - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_37ef6daa2 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent. * Proficiency with object-oriented languages (JAVA, Python) and experience with Jupyter Notebooks, * 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. ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [Best practices: Building Enterprise Applications that leverage GenAI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1513-best-practices-building-enterprise-applications-that-leverage-genai) - [Your imaginations is (no longer) the limit: how Generative AI empowers people to be creative](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/741-your-imaginations-is-no-longer-the-limit-how-generative-ai-empowers-people-to-be-creative) - [Kubernetes dev is fun, but setup and ops isn't! 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