Job Description: iQuasar LLC is currently hiring an AI Developer in Washington, DC for a contract position. This will be a long-term contract.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement LLM-powered applications utilizing Azure OpenAI.
- Develop and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
- Create agent-based and tool-using AI architectures.
- Engineer NLP pipelines for classification, summarization, and information extraction tasks.
- Build secure, containerized APIs using FastAPI and Docker.
- Deploy applications to Azure, including AKS or Azure Container Apps.
- Establish CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps.
- Enhance latency and observability and optimize token costs.
- Mentor fellow developers and contribute to architectural standards.
Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of software development experience.
- Minimum of 3 years building AI/ML systems.
- Experience developing and delivering modern web applications using JavaScript frameworks such as React and server-side technologies like Node.js.
- Proficient in Python development.
- Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI.
- Experience constructing RAG architectures.
- Integration of vector databases such as Azure AI Search or FAISS.
- Deploying containerized applications on Azure platforms.
- Building production APIs, preferably using FastAPI.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Semantic Kernel or LangChain.
- Background in designing agent-based AI systems.
- Experience in federal or regulated environments.
- Familiarity with full-stack development patterns involving React (frontend) and Node.js (backend).
- Ability to provide code review or technical guidance on React/Node.js components as part of cross-functional projects.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has successfully transitioned AI solutions from proof-of-concept to production environments.
- Understands the limitations of LLMs and effective mitigation strategies.
- Approaches system architecture with scalability in mind, beyond prompt engineering.
- Capable of working independently and providing technical leadership.
If you are interested in this position, please send me a copy of your latest resume at with the information requested below: Also, please let me know what time/number is best to call to discuss this great opportunity. In case you are not interested in this position or this is not a right fit for you, please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends/networks or anyone you know who may be interested in this position. Thank you!
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Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any question (s) you may have. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Regards,
Sonny Qadimi
Senior Recruitment Professional
iQuasar, LLC
Cleared Recruitment | Proposal Development | Technology
Direct: (703) 463-9302
Main: Ext. 650
iQuasar, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion/belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, disability, gender/gender identity, marital/partnership status, pregnancy, medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by federal and state regulations.
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