AI Forward Deployed Engineer

We’re assisting a well-funded startup in the govtech space with their search for AI FDEs. Their enterprise AI platform allows government and defense entities to operate more efficiently by identifying and signaling for fraud, waste and abuse. The role will be onsite 4 days a week in their McLean VA office with travel to client sites in Washington DC. What you’ll do:

• Build and deploy agentic AI systems (multi-agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, tool-calling agents) for high-stakes U.S. Government missions
• Embed directly with federal agency partners to surface mission requirements and convert them into working technical systems
• Analyze public and walled government databases to identify fraudulent contractors and prevent future fraudulent spending
• Travel locally across D.C. to government sites (Pentagon, federal agencies)

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Process Improvement, Willing to Travel, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Startup, Government, Federal Government, Analysis Skills, Software Engineering, United States Citizen, * 2-10 years of experience mix of software engineer and AI/ML research experience

• Strong AI/ML engineering experience

• Experience building and shipping agentic AI/LLM systems (RAG pipelines, multi- agent frameworks, tool- calling agents)

• Strong Python engineering background with demonstrated end to end delivery experience
• US Citizenship required

Nice to have:

• Experience with fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) detection/investigation