Agile Defense · 16 hours ago
Senior Full Stack Developer - Agentic AI Engineer
McLean, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expAgile Defense is a company focused on adaptive innovation to support national missions through advanced technology. They are hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer to design and build secure AI capabilities in cloud environments, contributing to a high-impact AI program.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build agentic AI capabilities end-to-end:
Implement agent logic with LangChain/LangGraph (tool use, function calling, state management, logical branching)
Develop robust system prompts, prompt libraries, and agent personas aligned to mission workflows
Integrate commercial model SDKs (Gemini Enterprise, Anthropic for Gov, Grok Enterprise) and cloud inference services (Vertex AI, Bedrock)
Build a metadata catalog/platform (MCP) that indexes sources, exposes search and serving APIs, and integrates with agent workflows
Implement data quality, profiling, lineage, and access controls; optimize for discovery and retrieval efficiency
Cloud and data integration:
Implement secure API access and data ingestion pipelines for structured and unstructured sources in IL5 cloud environments
Build live data connectors and operational pipelines exercised by agents during demos
Software engineering and DevSecOps:
Write high-quality, testable code (Python and TypeScript/JavaScript preferred), build services and microservices, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines
Implement automated tests, logging/observability, and security controls aligned to DoD SRG IL5, FedRAMP High, and RMF principles
Agile delivery:
Execute sprint plans, participate in agile ceremonies, and deliver incremental capabilities that meet acceptance criteria
Prepare demo artifacts and conduct live demonstrations for Government Product Owner and stakeholders
Documentation and transition:
Contribute to technical documentation, code repositories, prompt libraries, and maintenance procedures for ATO-ready posture and follow-on production
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years building production-grade full stack AI systems
Hands-on experience developing agentic AI solutions using frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph, including advanced prompt engineering
Proficiency in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript; experience with REST/gRPC, OpenAPI, microservices, and event-driven patterns
Experience integrating cloud model services (Vertex AI, Bedrock) and enterprise AI SDKs (Gemini Enterprise, Anthropic for Gov)
Strong cloud experience (Azure or Google Cloud); familiarity with containers/Kubernetes, identity and access control, secrets management
Data engineering experience: secure API integrations, ETL/ELT pipelines, working with both structured and unstructured data
Practical DevSecOps: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, SBOM/signing, secure software supply chain
Preferred
Experience in IL5/IL6 or other regulated environments; familiarity with RMF/ATO processes
Experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases (pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate)
Knowledge of metadata catalog systems (DataHub/OpenMetadata) or custom indexing/search services
Prior work with DoD or IC stakeholders and mission-centric AI workflows
Experience delivering outcome-based milestones in Agile programs
Company
Agile Defense
Agile Defense is an information technology company located in Reston. It is a sub-organization of Agile-BOT.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-11-16Acquired
Leadership Team
Rick Wagner
Chief Executive Officer
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Bill Luebke
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-18
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