ICON plc
AI Software Engineer II, Government Technology
USRemotePosted Today$126,400 – $180,000
Full TimeExecutiveRemoteUS
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Job Description
ICON is looking for a pragmatic builder who has made the leap from traditional software engineering into the emerging world of agentic AI development. As an AI Software Engineer at ICON, you will be r
Key Highlights
- Design and build agentic AI systems that automate complex, multi-step workflows across ICON’s software platform
- Develop LLM-powered features and products using state-of-the-art foundation models and APIs (e.g. Anthropic, OpenAI)
- Architect and implement multi-agent pipelines, tool-use systems, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations
- Build robust RAG systems including document ingestion, chunking strategies, embedding pipelines, and vector retrieval
- Collaborate with software and domain teams to identify high-leverage AI automation opportunities and translate them into shipped products
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong foundation in backend or full-stack development
- Demonstrated experience building and shipping production-grade products using LLMs and agentic frameworks
- Proficiency in TypeScript and/or Python
- Deep understanding of prompt engineering, context management, and LLM reasoning patterns
- Experience with tool-use, function calling, and agent orchestration (e.g. LangChain, LlamaIndex, Claude Code, or custom implementations)
- Ability to design and execute structured evals to measure and improve AI system performance
- Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
- Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) server development and integration
- Familiarity with vector databases (e.g. pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate)
- Experience with fine-tuning, RLHF, or model evaluation pipelines
- Background in ML fundamentals: embeddings, transformers, attention mechanisms
- Exposure to structured output generation and LLM-based data extraction
- Experience working with code generation agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Devin-style systems)
- Familiarity with AWS and serverless infrastructure for AI workloads
- Experience working in or alongside government, defense, or regulated environments
- Interest or background in the AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry
Skills & Technologies
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Executive
Salary Range
$126,400 – $180,000
Location
US
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
Today
Country
US