[Hiring] Associate AI Engineer @Bigbear.ai

Role Description

AskSage (BigBear.ai) is seeking an Associate AI Engineer. This critical role involves designing, developing, and maintaining Generative AI Agents, MCP Servers, multi-agent orchestration workflows, and AI-powered tooling using Python and the Ask Sage platform. The ideal candidate will have strong prompt engineering skills, a deep understanding of Generative AI stacks such as OpenAI, Anthropic, MCP, Function tooling, etc., and a robust security background to ensure code is secure by default. Deep experience with Generative AI and agent orchestration frameworks is required.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and maintain Generative AI Agents, MCP Servers, and function tooling using Python and related frameworks.
• Build innovative Generative AI features to help Ask Sage customers automate tasks and processes.
• Implement best practices for code quality, security, and performance optimization.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code with a focus on security, data privacy, and secure-by-default patterns.
• Continuous development of custom multi-agent framework and workflows to automate complex tasks and bring complex automation.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in Python development and Generative AI.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Generative AI solutions into existing systems.
• Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Python Software Development.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
• Strong experience building Generative AI solutions, agentic AI systems, and multi-agent workflows.
• Strong prompt & context engineering skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate to design, build, and manage automated workflows and business processes.
• Experience in building secure code with a strong understanding of security best practices (e.g., XSS, SQL injections).
• At least 2 years of experience with flagship Generative AI provider APIs (Google VertexAI, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Azure OpenAI) and models (OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini).
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience developing Generative AI Agents and Agent Orchestration Frameworks (OpenClaw, Claude Code, GPT Codex, etc).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Requirements

• Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases (e.g., Weaviate, Pinecone, pgvector), and embedding pipelines.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQLAlchemy.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with local LLM deployment, model fine-tuning, and Hugging Face.
• Familiarity with LLM observability, evaluation frameworks, and cost/latency optimization.
• Knowledge of government compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST AI RMF, CMMC 2.0).

Company Description

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on BigBear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer for all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.