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Senior Applied AI Engineer

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Columbia, MD, United States KRYPTAURI Full time
Senior Applied AI Engineer

Location: Columbia, MD
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Fullscope Polygraph

Kryptauri, a driving force for allied defense information superiority, is building an elite team to innovate AI capabilities with national security implications. We're currently seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer to help redefine how AI is used in cyber operations. You'll be embedded with mission teams, building resilient, production-grade AI systems that operate under real-world pressure. If you've ever shipped AI to production and lived to tell the tale, we want to hear from you.Experience and Degree Requirements

  • 12 years of software engineering experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree).
What You'll Do

  • Design and deploy scalable, fault-tolerant AI systems for cyber operations.
  • Build orchestration frameworks that coordinate multiple AI models and tools.
  • Develop robust model control plane (MCP) server infrastructure.
  • Create advanced prompt engineering strategies tailored to complex operational scenarios.
  • Build resilient API layers that handle model failures and edge cases gracefully.
  • Rapidly prototype new capabilities while maintaining production-quality standards.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a high-performance engineering culture.
  • Lead architectural decisions that balance innovation with operational reliability.
  • Drive technical discussions on AI capabilities, limitations, and strategic use cases.
  • Deliver proof-of-concepts that demonstrate breakthrough capabilities.
What You Bring

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in Python.
  • Proven experience deploying AI-powered applications in production environments.
  • Strong knowledge of modern AI architectures (agents, RAG, chains, function calling).
  • Hands-on experience integrating multiple AI services and managing failure modes.
  • Experience with MCP servers or similar model-serving infrastructure.
  • Advanced prompt engineering skills with real-world results.
  • Expertise in building distributed systems and managing asynchronous workflows.
  • Deep understanding of AI model behavior, limitations, and provider ecosystems.
  • Excellent debugging skills, especially for non-deterministic AI behavior.
  • A track record of solving novel technical problems without existing playbooks.
Extra Boost

  • Experience applying AI to cybersecurity or intelligence missions.
  • Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or tools.
  • Experience fine-tuning models for specialized domains.
  • Background in developer tools or platform engineering.
  • Knowledge of adversarial AI and AI system security.
  • Published research or conference talks on applied AI.
  • Leadership in ambiguous, high-impact technical initiatives.
  • Active engagement in the AI engineering community.