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Design and evolve scalable AI platform architectures with leadership and mentorship duties. | 8-10+ years experience with expert Python, TypeScript/Node.js, LLM workflows, vector DBs, and cloud deployment. | hatch I.T. is partnering with Expression to find a Senior AI Platforms Engineer. See details below: About The Role: Expression is seeking an experienced Senior AI Platform Engineer to join their Product Team and contribute to the evolution of their Agentic AI platform. We are building an enterprise-grade platform for their National Security and Federal Civilian customers that moves Generative AI from "chatting" to "doing.” This platform is the intelligent backbone for their semi-autonomous agents and the AI governance framework that manages them. The ideal candidate thrives in a highly technical, collaborative environment and has a strong bias for action. You are comfortable taking ownership, elevating your team through clear communication and solid technical judgment, and continually improving how we build their platform. Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain Secret or Top Secret Clearance (U.S citizenship required) About the Company: Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for their clients via agile delivery of tailored solutions built through constant engagement with their clients. Expression was ranked #1 on the Washington Technology 2018's Fast 50 list of fastest growing small business Government contractors and a Top 20 Big Data Solutions Provider by CIO Review. \n Responsibilities: Contribute to the design and evolution of Expression's Agentic AI platform by defining scalable architectures for enterprise AI applications and services, including system architecture, core platform components, tooling, automation, coding standards, and platform performance, scalability, and reliability. Architect, deliver, and optimize production-grade LLM services, agent workflows, orchestration layers, retrieval pipelines, and vector search technologies. Provide technical leadership and mentorship: guide architecture and design reviews, grow engineers, and raise the bar for engineering quality and technical decision-making across the team. Develop high-performance Python APIs and scalable backend services using FastAPI, asynchronous programming techniques, and modern software engineering practices. Set the technical direction and engineering standards for high-performance, scalable backend services and APIs, and champion modern software engineering best practices across the team. Build and maintain the underlying AI platform that supports secure, observable, resilient, and production-ready AI workloads. Design and implement AI governance capabilities, including guardrails, policy enforcement, model lifecycle management, responsible AI practices, and compliance with federal security and governance requirements. Develop automated testing and evaluation strategies for AI-enabled applications, including prompt evaluation, model evaluation, regression testing, integration testing, and quality assurance. Implement LLM observability, monitoring, logging, telemetry, performance metrics, and resilience strategies to ensure reliable production operation. Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automationDefine and drive CI/CD and deployment automation strategy to support secure, efficient delivery of AI services. Collaborate with Product, UX, Infrastructure, Security, and other cross-functional teams to continuously improve platform capabilities and deliver customer-focused solutions. Collaborate with clients, lead product demonstrations, and communicate technical concepts and platform capabilities to both technical and executive audiences. Produce clear technical documentation, architecture diagrams, design proposals, and other engineering artifacts. Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related fields. An advanced degree is preferred. 8–10+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering designing and building enterprise software platforms. Demonstrated technical leadership: leading architecture and design for complex production platforms, mentoring engineers, and driving technical decisions across teams. Hands-on experience designing and building agent orchestration and LLM workflows (custom or framework-based); hands-on experience with frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, or Strands is useful but not required. Expert-level Python, including asyncio and asynchronous programming, FastAPI, Pydantic, type hinting, and modern development practices. Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js for building production platform services, APIs, and SDKs. Proven experience implementing retrieval architectures. Experience designing and operating vector databases and both lexical and semantic search systems. Strong experience designing distributed architectures for LLM-based applications. Experience with self-hosted and edge model deployment: serving open and small language models (SLMs) with vLLM, Ollama, or llama.cpp, routing through LiteLLM, and autoscaling inference on Kubernetes (e.g., Karpenter) for on-premises, disconnected, and tactical environments. Experience deploying applications using Docker and cloud-native services within AWS or Azure. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar automation platforms. Experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Helm, or equivalent), and modern cloud-native deployment practices. Familiarity with AI governance, model lifecycle management, prompt engineering, and responsible AI principles. Experience implementing LLM observability, monitoring, evaluation frameworks, and production telemetry. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce technical documentation and communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: Deep Technical Expertise (Highly Desired) Experience building enterprise-scale Agentic AI platforms. Experience implementing automated prompt evaluation, model evaluation, and AI quality assurance frameworks. Experience developing AI guardrails, policy engines, and secure AI deployment patterns. Experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning, asynchronous database drivers (asyncpg), indexing, and query optimization. Experience building event-driven or distributed systems using microservices architectures. Experience supporting National Security or Federal Civilian customers. \n $180,000 - $210,000 a year \n Benefits: Expression offers competitive salaries and benefits, such as: 401k matching PPO and HDHP medical/dental/vision insurance Education reimbursement up to $10,000/yr Complimentary life insurance Generous PTO and 11 days of holiday leave Onsite gym facility and trainer Commuter Benefits Plan In-office Cold Brew Coffee

Lead architecture and implementation of an edge-native intelligent processing platform with real-time data pipelines. | Bachelor's degree, 10+ years in software engineering focused on distributed systems and Python, U.S. citizenship with security clearance eligibility. | hatch I.T. is partnering with Expression to find a Senior AI Software Engineer. See details below: About The Role: Expression is seeking an experienced Senior AI Software Engineer and Technical Lead to lead the development of a prototype platform that performs intelligent data processing, distributed inference, and resilient edge computing in communication-constrained environments. The platform integrates software-defined radio (SDR) technologies, edge AI, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices to enable autonomous processing and decision support at the tactical edge. The ideal candidate is an experienced hands-on engineer who enjoys building complex systems from the ground up. You are equally comfortable designing system architecture, writing production-quality code, integrating hardware and software components, and mentoring other engineers while remaining deeply involved in implementation. Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain Secret or Top Secret Clearance (U.S citizenship required) About the Company: Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for their clients via agile delivery of tailored solutions built through constant engagement with their clients. Expression was ranked #1 on the Washington Technology 2018's Fast 50 list of fastest growing small business Government contractors and a Top 20 Big Data Solutions Provider by CIO Review. \n Responsibilities: Lead the technical architecture and implementation of an edge-native intelligent processing platform supporting distributed sensing, edge inference, and resilient mission operations. Design scalable software architectures supporting heterogeneous edge computing devices, software-defined radios, embedded compute platforms, and cloud-enabled mission services. Develop high-performance backend services using Python, FastAPI, asynchronous programming, and modern distributed software engineering techniques. Lead integration of Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms (such as Ettus USRP, GNU Radio, or equivalent SDR ecosystems) into software pipelines for real-time data processing and analytics. Design resilient distributed processing frameworks capable of operating under degraded, disconnected, intermittent, and bandwidth-constrained communications. Develop intelligent data processing pipelines that reduce communication overhead through feature extraction, prioritization, and adaptive data management. Design peer-to-peer communication services supporting decentralized collaboration across heterogeneous edge devices. Implement secure synchronization, workload distribution, and fault-tolerant processing across multiple edge computing nodes. Lead software integration across embedded Linux systems, containerized services, edge compute devices, and cloud infrastructure. Establish software architecture standards, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, DevSecOps practices, and engineering best practices. Collaborate closely with AI engineers to integrate machine learning inference capabilities into production software. Produce technical documentation, software architecture artifacts, interface specifications, and engineering design documentation. Support technical demonstrations, customer engagements, and prototype evaluations. Mentor junior engineers while maintaining significant hands-on software development responsibilities. Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or related fields. An advanced degree is preferred. 10+ years of professional software engineering experience designing and building distributed software systems. Demonstrated experience serving as technical lead of complex software development efforts. Strong Python experience including, asyncio and asynchronous programming, FastAPI, Pydantic, type hinting, and modern development practices. Experience developing distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures. Proven experience implementing retrieval architectures. Experience deploying applications using Docker and cloud-native services within AWS or Azure. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar automation platforms. Experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Helm, or equivalent), and modern cloud-native deployment practices. Experience integrating hardware and software systems. Experience designing resilient software systems capable of operating under degraded or intermittent network conditions. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce technical documentation and communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Software Defined Radio (GNU Radio, USRP, Ettus, SoapySDR, UHD, etc.) Experience developing edge computing applications. Experience with embedded Linux. Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or Federal programs. Experience with distributed data synchronization technologies. Experience with low-latency data processing pipelines. Experience working with autonomous systems, ISR, electronic warfare, or sensor fusion applications. Experience integrating AI/ML inference into operational software systems. Experience supporting National Security or Federal Civilian customers. \n $180,000 - $210,000 a year \n Benefits: Expression offers competitive salaries and benefits, such as: 401k matching PPO and HDHP medical/dental/vision insurance Education reimbursement up to $10,000/yr Complimentary life insurance Generous PTO and 11 days of holiday leave Onsite gym facility and trainer Commuter Benefits Plan In-office Cold Brew Coffee

Develop and implement strategic business development initiatives tailored to client needs. Nurture relationships with potential clients and guide them through the sales pipeline. | Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in business development within the technology industry. Proficiency with HubSpot and Confluence is required, along with strong communication skills. | hatch I.T. is partnering with REEA Global to find a Business Development Specialist. See details below: About the Company: REEA Global is a team of over 140 engineers, designers, and entrepreneurial leaders that assist clients with application development, analytics, and AI. REEA Global is a different kind of technology services company. We are entrepreneurs and builders who have built dozens of products, started companies, raised money, built teams, and understand firsthand the challenges of the leaders in the organizations we serve. Why work for REEA Global? As entrepreneurs, they are driven by value creation through innovation. Their core belief is that if they can assist clients with all aspects of the complex process of strategy and execution together, everyone wins. A strategy without execution has no value. Execution without a strategy can work but it is wasteful. The combination of these is unstoppable. Clients enjoy weekly council and sounding board opportunities with their experienced team of entrepreneurs, CTOs, and Head of Product level leaders without being billed for it as part of their engagements. They could be a good fit if you’re more about creating value through innovation than punching the clock. \n Responsibilities: Develop and implement strategic business development initiatives and account-based marketing outreach tailored to individual client needs. Nurture relationships with potential clients, guiding them through the sales pipeline from initial contact to deal closure. Attend industry networking events to represent the company and identify potential business opportunities. Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with referral partners, enhancing business growth. Utilize HubSpot for CRM activities and maintain documentation and project management through Confluence. Stay informed of industry trends in custom software development, data consolidation/analytics, and system integrations to communicate our service offerings effectively. Requirements: Minimum of 5 years of experience in business development within the technology industry, specifically in areas related to custom software development, data analytics, and integrations. Proven proficiency with HubSpot and Confluence. Strong understanding of the technology services industry with a particular focus on mid-market clients. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all business levels. Knowledge of UX research is a plus. \n $25 - $60 an hour \n Don't think you're 100% qualified for this position? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At hatch I.T., we're dedicated to helping companies build diverse, inclusive and authentic workplaces, so if your experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. If you are interested in learning more about this company or any Startups/Small Businesses in the area, please contact us and check us out here!! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.