Agentic AI & LLM Applications Engineer

Senior AI Applications Engineer

Cloud/Infrastructure remote May 11, 2026

Agentic AI & LLM Applications Engineer
Remote

Public Trust Eligible

Blu Omega is seeking an Agentic AI & LLM Applications Engineer to support a federal program focused on next‑generation autonomous AI capabilities. This role operates in a fully remote environment and is responsible for building agentic AI workflows, orchestration systems, and backend AI‑powered application features. The position requires experience supporting AI systems, multi‑agent orchestration, and cloud‑native development within a mission‑driven environment.

Program Overview

Program: ARPA‑H / NIH

Mission overview: Supporting the development of agentic AI systems to accelerate research, decision‑making, and product deployment at scale

Location: Remote

Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for Public Trust as a precondition of employment

Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Responsibilities

Design and build core agentic workflows, including multi‑step reasoning, planning, memory, and tool‑use across single and multi‑agent systems

Implement communication patterns for agent collaboration and task handoff

Build and maintain tool‑calling layers, including definitions, schemas, error handling, and result formatting

Own integration with MCP clients for tool discovery and invocation

Develop multi‑agent workflows that are reliable, observable, and debuggable in production

Manage LLM orchestration, including prompt construction, context management, model selection, and response parsing

Build retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) features such as query formulation, result ranking, and citation grounding

Develop prompt engineering patterns and system prompts for quality and consistency across multiple LLM providers

Manage context window budgets, including truncation, summarization, and pagination logic

Build evaluation pipelines for LLM quality, grounding, safety, and regression testing

Optimize token economics for cost‑efficient prompt and pipeline design

Translate product requirements into technical designs and ship features end‑to‑end

Prototype new AI features, run experiments, and iterate based on user data

Collaborate with product, UX, applied science, and operations teams

Ensure observability and reliability through tracing, logging, metrics, and application‑level SLOs

Build fallback and guardrail logic for AI services

Write production‑quality, tested, reviewed, and well‑documented code

Communicate technical decisions clearly and participate in design reviews

Mentor and unblock team members, ensuring security and compliance in all work

Required Qualifications

7+ 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

Experience with cloud‑native systems and containerization

Experience developing and operating systems on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, APIs, and software design patterns

Experience with production LLM applications and multi‑agent AI systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with multi‑agent or agentic AI systems

Shipping AI products in production environments

Cloud‑native distributed systems experience

Compensation

Salary Range: $100,000 - $180,000 annually

Final compensation is based on technical skills, experience, and education.

Benefits

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 voluntary options

Short‑term and long‑term disability options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 confidential support and mental health resources

Telehealth and virtual care options

Pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection options

Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 paid federal holidays

Access to wellness programs, discounts, and lifestyle benefits

Company Overview
Blu Omega is a Woman‑Owned Small Business 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 operate 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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