Assistant Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in Anchorage, AK

About Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) is committed to world-class management of global logistics, training and procurement services for U.S. Government agencies. BSPS is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) contractor. In February 2022, BSPS became an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certified company. BSPS received the ISO 9001 quality standard certification through the Performance Review Institute (PRI). About this position: AI Software Engineer Location – Anchorage, AK The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing AI-powered capabilities using Large Language Models (LLMs) across LogIT applications within the portfolio. Responsible for developing and integrating conversational interfaces, copilots, and intelligent assistants into logistics and operational systems. Responsible for building and maintaining retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines leveraging enterprise data sources, documents, and knowledge bases. Responsible for implementing prompt engineering techniques, guardrails, and orchestration workflows to ensure accurate and secure AI outputs. Responsible for integrating AI capabilities into existing systems using APIs, microservices, and middleware. Responsible for collaborating with Product Owner(s), system engineers, and stakeholders to support implementation of AI use cases across the portfolio. Responsible to attend and participate in daily team meetings, execute assigned workload, and work within project management tools i.e. JIRA, Confluence, etc. Responsible for supporting monitoring, evaluation, and observability of LLM performance and usage. Responsible for adhering to security, data governance, and Responsible AI standards. Responsible for contributing to reusable AI components and shared engineering practices. Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications Education Requirements: Must have a bachelor’s degree or 5-10 years’ equivalent experience. Level of Experience Requirements: Three (3)-Five (5) years of software engineering experience. Experience developing applications using modern programming languages (e.g., .NET, Python, Java, or similar). Experience integrating or working with LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Google Gemini). Hold or have the ability to acquire a government security clearance; requires U.S. citizenship. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics Knowledge of LLM concepts including prompt engineering, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Knowledge of APIs and microservices-based system integration. Familiarity with cloud-based AI platforms. Ability to develop AI-enabled features within LogIT and enterprise systems. Ability to analyze and translate technical and business requirements into functional AI solutions. Ability to evaluate AI outputs and apply improvements for accuracy and reliability. Preferred N/A Supervisory Responsibilities This position will not have supervisory responsibilities. DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions. Necessary Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. Work Environment The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required. Additional Qualifying Factors As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations. Shareholder Preference BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job. Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.