Principal Forward-Deployed Federal Systems Engineer (U.S. Gov) — 100% Remote Specialist

Work 100% remotely as a Principal Forward-Deployed Federal Systems Engineer (U.S. Gov) — 100% Remote Specialist with RemoteJob USA Staffing, earning $300,000 - $500,000/year. You will design challenging domain prompts, grade complex model outputs, and refine reasoning trajectories using your background in Python, LLM Systems, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems.

Position Responsibilities

• Practical background using LLMs and creating agentic systems.
• Built or maintained data pipelines / ML infrastructure.
• Build and deploy agentic AI systems that support high-impact U.S. Government missions from prototype to production.
• Design and integrate LLM applications, including multi-agent systems, tool-using agents, RAG workflows, and human-in-the-loop autonomy.
• Work directly with government partners in forward-deployed environments to translate mission needs into technical systems.
• Build and maintain large-scale data curation, and evaluation pipelines for model training and improvement.
• Develop infrastructure for model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment across frontier AI platforms.

Required Competencies

• Available Openings: 1 open position
• Core Competencies: Python, LLM Systems, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems
• Familiar with RL workflows or simulation environments.
• Comfortable in high-security / high-reliability environments.
• Active U.S. security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government, defense, intelligence, or national security missions.
• Prior experience at a startup, defense organization, Department of War, or government-focused technology company.

Earnings & Remote Work Details

• Compensation Rate: $300,000 - $500,000/year (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Python, LLM Systems, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems
• Hiring Agency: RemoteJob USA Staffing

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