Senior AI Software Engineer

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: NACLC (T3) Job Family: Data Science and Data Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Artificial Intelligence Software, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning Methods Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: GDIT is hiring a Senior AI Software Engineer to build AI applications and agents for the operations team and end users of the cloud platform that supports the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) . You will be the AI developer expert on a team of platform, DevOps, and security engineers, collaborating with other developers and government stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable AI capabilities in a federal cloud environment. You will design, develop, and integrate software solutions that use large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, document processing, and AI agents. This includes an integrated AI assistant for end users and agents that automate platform operations and carry out approved tasks. You will build new AI capabilities and improve existing services for performance, reliability, security, and user experience. The ideal candidate is a hands-on software engineer who can work across the AI application stack, from backend development and model integration to data processing, aut