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Forward-Deployed AI Engineer | Mission-Critical Systems

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Appsierra Group seeks a Member of Technical Staff to advance forward-deployed AI systems for U.S. Government missions. The hybrid Washington, DC role focuses on building production-ready agentic AI, large language models, and robust data pipelines across high-security environments.

You will own end-to-end systems from experimentation to deployment, collaborating with strategic partners and maintaining reliability and security while delivering mission-worthy AI capabilities.

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Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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