AI Software Engineer

Agentic AI & LLM Platforms Engineer
Remote
Public Trust Eligible

Blu Omega is seeking an Agentic AI & LLM Platforms Engineer to support a federal program focused on next-generation autonomous AI capabilities. This role operates within a remote environment and is responsible for building and maintaining backend infrastructure and agentic AI systems supporting the GRACE AI platform. The position requires experience supporting backend engineering, AI systems, and cloud infrastructure within a mission-driven environment.

Program Overview:
Program: ARPA-H's GRACE AI platform supports autonomous AI systems to accelerate research, decision-making, and product deployment.

Key Details:
Location: Remote
Clearance: Public Trust Eligible
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card Holder
Schedule: Standard business hours

Responsibilities:

• Implement and iterate on agentic workflows, including tool-calling, multi-step reasoning, planning, memory, and agent-to-agent communication patterns
• Build and maintain MCP (Model Context Protocol) client-side integrations for tool discovery and invocation
• Develop tool definitions, input/output schemas, error handling, retry logic, and result formatting for the tool library
• Contribute to multi-agent orchestration patterns that are reliable and debuggable in production
• Implement LLM orchestration logic, including prompt construction, context management, model selection, and response parsing across OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini
• Build and maintain RAG pipeline components such as query formulation, result ranking, citation grounding, and hallucination mitigation
• Develop prompt engineering patterns and system prompts to ensure quality and consistency across models
• Manage context window budgets through truncation, summarization, and pagination logic
• Build LLM evaluation components for grounding, regression testing, safety, and quality metrics
• Write prompts and pipelines considering token economics and cost constraints
• Build secure, well-tested backend features, including API integrations with internal and external data sources and APIs
• Contribute to monitoring, logging, distributed tracing, and fallback patterns for AI service dependencies
• Work within Azure infrastructure, including Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure Container Apps, and Azure OpenAI Service
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure as code

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
• Proven experience in high-velocity environments shipping complex products end-to-end
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one other backend language
• Familiarity with modern backend frameworks and async patterns
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, APIs, and software design patterns
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Experience with containerization and CI/CD pipelines

Compensation:
Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000
Final compensation is based on technical skills, experience, education, certifications, and clearance.

Blu Omega Benefits & Perks:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage through national providers
• 401(k) with company match (eligible after 6 months; vesting applies)
• Company-paid Life and AD&D insurance with additional voluntary options
• Short-term disability (company-paid) and long-term disability options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 confidential support and mental health resources
• Telehealth and virtual care options available through medical plans
• Pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection options
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for eligible employees
• Paid federal holidays for salaried employees
• Access to wellness programs, discounts, and lifestyle benefits
• Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on role, employment status, and program requirements.

Company Overview:
Blu Omega is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) delivering technology and cybersecurity solutions to federal agencies and enterprise clients nationwide. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, we support mission-critical programs across civilian and defense sectors, including health, national security, and regulatory environments. We partner with government agencies and large integrators to provide expertise in cybersecurity operations, cloud and infrastructure modernization, data and analytics, and enterprise IT support. Our teams are experienced operating within federal contracting environments, supporting task orders, recompetes, and programs requiring cleared personnel and compliant delivery.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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