AI Engineer – LLMs, Agentic Workflows & MCP
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Job Description
International Logic Systems, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to design and deploy LLM-driven solutions, agentic workflows, and MCP-based integrations.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and implement agentic AI systems using LLMs for reasoning, planning, and task execution
- Develop MCP integrations to connect AI agents with tools, APIs, and enterprise systems
- Build, deploy, and maintain LLM-powered applications, including AI copilots, conversational systems, and intelligent automation tools
- Create prompt pipelines, tool-calling workflows, and multi-step reasoning systems for complex business use cases
- Develop backend services in Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python to expose AI capabilities through secure, scalable APIs
- Use Spring AI or similar frameworks to integrate LLM capabilities into enterprise applications
- Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases and enterprise knowledge sources
- Integrate AI solutions with cloud-native services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
- Deploy and maintain AI services with focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver AI-powered solutions
- Monitor, evaluate, and optimize AI systems for latency, cost efficiency, accuracy, and output quality
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5–9 years of professional experience in software engineering, AI engineering, or applied machine learning
- Hands-on experience building AI-powered applications with LLM APIs
- Experience designing and implementing agent-based workflows and agentic AI systems
- Strong understanding of prompt engineering, tool calling, and structured outputs
- Familiarity with RAG architectures and vector databases
- Experience with MCP (or similar standards) for integrating AI agents with external tools and enterprise systems
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, plus exposure to others:
- AWS (Lambda, Bedrock, SageMaker, S3)
- Microsoft Azure (Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, Cognitive Services)
- Google Cloud (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, BigQuery)
Technologies
- LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Java, Spring Boot, Python, Spring AI
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases
- AWS: Lambda, Bedrock, SageMaker, S3
- Microsoft Azure: Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, Cognitive Services
- Google Cloud: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, BigQuery
- Docker, React, Angular
- REST APIs, microservices
Preferred Skills
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java
- Experience developing backend services with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices
- Familiarity with Spring AI (or similar frameworks) for integrating LLM capabilities into Java applications
- Experience with Docker and containerized application deployments
- Basic frontend development experience with React and/or Angular for AI-powered applications
- Experience working in regulated environments such as government, financial services, or healthcare
Work Conditions
- Location: Fairfax, VA 22033 (local to the Washington, DC metropolitan area)
- Work arrangement: Hybrid, with 2 days onsite per week at the ILS headquarters
- Job type: Full-time