Software & Data/AI Engineer

Job Description

Are you passionate about building intelligent systems that transform how organizations interact with their data? Join our innovative team in Tysons Corner, VA as a Software & Data/AI Engineer, where you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering advanced AI-powered solutions that drive data insight, accessibility, and performance.

About the Role

In this role, you’ll be responsible for analyzing and transforming both structured and unstructured datasets, with the goal of identifying commonalities, unifying data formats, and performing entity resolution—especially within unstructured data sources. Your expertise in Python and experience handling diverse data types will be foundational.

You'll leverage your knowledge of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), including Generative AI, to develop and deploy a chatbot-style interface that serves as a key interaction point for stakeholders across the organization. Additionally, you'll help design, architect, and prototype AI-driven systems that align with our broader data management and strategy goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze, clean, and organize structured and unstructured data

Perform entity resolution on large and varied data sets

Develop and deploy LLM-powered chatbot interfaces for end-user interaction

Design and prototype advanced AI systems for enterprise data strategy

Prepare data for AI ingestion to ensure model quality and performance

Architect solutions using vector databases and AWS cloud services

Build and integrate modern UI components using React, Angular, or similar frameworks

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable data solutions

Optimize and deploy AI models across a variety of applications and data types

Evaluate data holdings and define best-fit grooming strategies for AI systems

Technical Requirements:

Strong Python development experience

Skilled in managing both structured and unstructured data

Proven entity resolution capabilities

Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts, including LLMs and GenAI

Experience working with vector databases

Proficient in SQL and query optimization

UI development using JavaScript, React, Angular, or similar frameworks

Experience with API integration

Familiarity with AWS cloud architecture and deployment

Expertise in AI model optimization and evaluation

Ability to analyze data use cases and architect grooming pipelines accordingly

Bonus Qualifications:

Certifications or advanced skills in AI, data engineering, or software development

Exposure to data privacy and ethical AI practices

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (required)

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with an FSP

We win with inclusion

NS2 Mission’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At NS2 Mission, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Full-time