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 nextโgeneration autonomous AI capabilities. This role operates in a fully remote environment and is responsible for building agentic AI workflows, orchestration systems, and backend AIโpowered application features. The position requires experience supporting AI systems, multiโagent orchestration, and cloudโnative development within a missionโdriven environment.
Program Overview Program: ARPAโH / NIH Mission overview: Supporting the development of agentic AI systems to accelerate research, decisionโmaking, 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 multiโstep reasoning, planning, memory, and toolโuse across single and multiโagent systems Implement communication patterns for agent collaboration and task handoff Build and maintain toolโcalling layers, including definitions, schemas, error handling, and result formatting Own integration with MCP clients for tool discovery and invocation Develop multiโagent workflows that are reliable, observable, and debuggable in production Manage LLM orchestration, including prompt construction, context management, model selection, and response parsing Build retrievalโaugmented 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 costโefficient prompt and pipeline design Translate product requirements into technical designs and ship features endโtoโend 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 applicationโlevel SLOs Build fallback and guardrail logic for AI services Write productionโquality, tested, reviewed, and wellโdocumented 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 highโvelocity environments shipping complex products endโtoโend Strong proficiency in Python and at least one other backend language Experience with cloudโnative 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 multiโagent AI systems Preferred Qualifications Experience with multiโagent or agentic AI systems Shipping AI products in production environments Cloudโnative 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) Companyโpaid Life and AD&D insurance with voluntary options Shortโterm and longโterm 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 WomanโOwned Small Business delivering technology and cybersecurity solutions to federal agencies and enterprise clients nationwide. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, we support missionโcritical 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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