Software Engineer - AI Applications

Job summary

Why RTI RTI*** is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future.

Benefits

Qualifications

• If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.
• You are:
• A Software Engineer with experience building cloud-native applications and applying AI
• demonstrate solutions, and iterate based on stakeholder feedback.
• Reusable Patterns & Knowledge Sharing.
• Document systems, contribute to reusable components and shared abstractions, and support internal knowledge sharing to strengthen RTI’s AI engineering practices over time.
• What You'll Need
• Minimum
• At least two years of programming experience in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI and backend development.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the development and deployment of AI- or LLM-based systems, including retrieval pipelines, prompt design, agentic workflows, or workflow automation.
• Experience integrating commercial or open-source AI models into a software application through APIs or model-serving infrastructure.
• Experience developing systems that work with sensitive, restricted, or confidential data, and understanding how data access, privacy, and compliance

Responsibilities

• AI System & Agent Development.
• Design, build, and maintain AI‑enabled systems and multi-stepworkflows, including retrieval, tool use, orchestration, and iterative improvement, with a focus on production readiness and maintainability.
• Enterprise & Research Infrastructure Integration.
• Contribute to AI systems that integrate with and extend RTI’s existing platforms—such as survey data collection, systematic review pipelines, data quality assurance

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Security clearance