About the role As an experienced engineer, you know how to design, develop, and deliver production-grade agentic AI systems that demonstrate the practical value of generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and autonomous workflows. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong product skills to design AI applications that leverage prompting, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic orchestration, evaluation pipelines, and human-in-the-loop systems to deliver measurable impact. You will architect modular, reusable AI application patterns, integrate multiple model providers such as cloud-hosted, local, and hybrid, and apply modern GenAI stack capabilities, including structured prompting, tool use, workflow orchestration, and multi-modal reasoning. You will design solutions deployable across various contexts, from cloud-hosted platforms to portable, self-contained builds, optimizing for latency, cost efficiency, observability, and safety. You will rapidly prototype and iterate using AI-assisted development tools, validating hypotheses through eval-driven development and continuous experimentation. In this role, you’ll define the direction of mission-critical agentic systems by selecting and combining prompting strategies, RAG architectures, agentic workflows, and fine-tuned or foundation models as appropriate. You’ll be part of a large community of AI and ML engineers across the company, collaborating with data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and product owners to deliver world-class solutions. Responsibilities Design adaptable agentic AI architectures that support multiple model providers, tool ecosystems, modalities, and deployment modes. Build modular and reusable components for prompting, retrieval, orchestration, tool execution, memory management, and evaluation to enable rapid development of new AI capabilities. Integrate LLMs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, structured outputs, and long-context or memory mechanisms into production-ready systems. Apply advanced prompting techniques such as few-shot, chain-of-thought, tool-calling, and function-calling, orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or equivalent, and agentic architectures such as MCP, A2A, or similar patterns, to enable goal-directed autonomy with guardrails, observability, and human oversight, including planning, tool use, delegation, and recovery from failure. Design and implement evaluation frameworks, both offline and online, to measure correctness, robustness, safety, and business impact of AI systems. Optimize models and workflows for cost, latency, reliability, and scalability, using systematic benchmarking and experimentation. Develop data pipelines for ingestion, cleaning, chunking, embedding, indexing, and continuous refresh of structured and unstructured data for RAG and memory systems. Combine text, audio, vision, and other modalities in unified processing workflows, including document understanding, transcription, summarization, and cross-modal reasoning. Leverage vector databases, hybrid search, reranking, and retrieval optimization techniques to enhance grounding and reduce hallucination in RAG systems. Incorporate guardrails, safety filters, access controls, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure responsible and secure deployment of agentic AI systems. Deploy AI services securely and at scale on AWS or equivalent cloud platforms. Use containerizing, including in Docker or Kubernetes, or serverless approaches for flexible deployment. Apply CI/CD and eval-driven development best practices for AI systems, including automated testing of prompts and workflows, versioning of prompts and agents, and safe rollout of model updates. Use asynchronous programming and event-driven patterns to support scalable, long-running, or multi-agent workflows. Leverage modern build and packaging workflows to deliver optimized, portable application artifacts. Use AI assistance tools to accelerate development, debugging, and system design while maintaining engineering rigor and code quality. Collaborate with clients to identify high-value AI opportunities and define solution requirements. Present AI capabilities and technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Lead workshops and prototyping sessions to accelerate adoption. Provide guidance on responsible AI practices, ethics, and compliance. Join us. The world can’t wait. Requirements 2+ years of experience with software engineering 2+ years of experience in AI or ML-focused roles in a professional work environment Experience with an object-oriented programming language such as Python, and applying it to AI/ML solution development Experience designing and implementing production-grade generative or agentic AI applications Experience with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, agent workflows, tool integration, and multi-provider model integration Experience with RAG architectures, evaluation methodologies, experimentation workflows, and asynchronous or event-driven programming patterns Knowledge of data processing techniques for AI, including text, audio, and multi-modal Ability to obtain a Secret clearance Bachelor’s degree in a CS or Engineering field Nice If You Have Experience with agent frameworks, interoperability standards, and multi-agent patterns such as MCP, A2A, LangGraph, or equivalent Experience with model fine-tuning, prompt tuning, domain adaptation, or reinforcement learning from human or AI feedback Experience designing evaluation suites or safety testing frameworks for AI systems, and integrating AI systems with external tools, APIs, or enterprise systems via tool-calling or computer-use patterns Experience delivering AI solutions in client-facing engagements Experience with modern front-end libraries and frameworks for component-based UI development, including React, and with workflows such as build pipelines, automated testing, and code quality tooling Experience with in-browser or edge AI execution and performance optimization techniques, as well as modern build and packaging approaches for portable or offline-capable applications Experience with developer productivity tools such as Cursor and Windsurf Secret clearance Master’s degree in CS, AI, or a related field AWS Machine Learning, Data Engineer, or Solutions Architect Certification Clearance Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Benefits At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided. Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role. Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role. Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
