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Code for America

Government can and should work well for everyone. We're people-centered problem solvers showing that it's possible.

Principal AI Application Engineer

AI EngineerMachine Learning EngineerOtherRemoteLeadTeam 201-500Since 2009H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

81 days ago

Salary

$143K - $176K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Principal AI Application Engineer

Code for America

Code for America believes government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age, and that government at all levels can and should work well for all people. For more than a decade, we’ve worked to show that with the mindful use of technology, we can break down barriers, meet community needs, and find real solutions. Our employees build and transform government and community tools and services, making them so good they inspire change. We merge the best parts of technology, nonprofit, and government to help support the people who need it most. With a focus on transparency and fairness, and deep empathy for partners in government and community organizations and the people that our partners serve, we’re building a movement of motivated change agents driven by meaningful results and lasting impact. At Code for America, you contribute to exciting work while learning and developing in a supportive and flexible environment. Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated to represent our employees and our mission. Help us drive real generational change that lasts. Code for America is looking for a talented Principal AI Application Engineer who will bridge the gap between complex policy mandates and technical execution. By building modular, model-agnostic systems, you will prove that civic tech can respond to urgent legislative shifts faster and more responsibly than traditional monolithic "black boxes." About the role: The mission of New Ventures within Code for America is to imagine and then build a future of radically improved public service delivery. We are looking for two Principal AI Application Engineers to join a high-impact, lean team that is creating the tools, proof of concepts, and durable products that will define how the next generation of government services are delivered. In this role, you will be architecting the connective tissue that allows government agencies to deploy responsible, portable, and effective AI. This role will report to the VP of New Ventures team and is expected to travel no more than 10% of the time. Code for America is based in California and can employ those who reside full-time within the United States. This is a remote position. In this position you will: - Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Development - Build and ship high-impact experiments (e.g., digital lockers or AI-augmented procurement tools) to expand the "impact possibilities frontier." - Translate vague policy objectives into robust, working systems. - Identify when to use LLMs, agentic orchestration, or RAG patterns versus simple rules engines or traditional ML models. - Collaborate with policy and domain experts to co-design civic-sector benchmarks, translating complex regulatory requirements into automated evaluation pipelines that rigorously measure model performance. - Identify and define new opportunity spaces by translating emerging policy, technology, and user needs into actionable technical bets. - Infrastructure and AI System Architecture - Architect foundational tools, including declarative task specifications and agentic data layers. - Design infrastructure that respects public sector constraints, focusing on portability and explainability. - Build data layers that interoperate with legacy systems (COBOL, SQL, etc.) to deliver modern value without multi-year migrations. - Thought Leadership and Community of Practice - Establish Code for America as a leader in responsible AI through external thought leadership, including publications, talks, and open-source contributions. - Share demos and earned insights internally to help the organization iterate toward better standards and internal use cases of responsible AI. - Document architectural decisions, successes, and failures to create a blueprint for responsible AI in government. - Drive alignment across engineering, product, policy, and program teams to ensure solutions are technically sound, policy-compliant, and operationally viable. - Partner with and mentor fellow engineers through hands-on code reviews and technical guidance, ensuring the team stays grounded in best practices for responsible AI - Active Stewardship and System Integrity - Maintain system health through rigorous, hands-on code reviews and the development of shared utilities. - Ensure craftsmanship and system explainability for the vulnerable populations we serve. About you: - Senior Technical Ownership: - 7+ years of experience in high-ownership environments (former technical founders encouraged); ability to take a vague objective to a finished system. - AI & System-Level Thinking: - Hands-on experience building with LLMs, agentic orchestration, and RAG patterns, with the pragmatism to know when not to use them. - Pragmatic Architecture: - Ability to think in "primitives" and "capabilities," preferring modular, reusable frameworks over bespoke scripts. - Algorithmic Accountability: - Passion for bias detection, harm mitigations, and building systems that are explainable to the people they serve. - Modern Infrastructure Fluency: - Mastery of Git, Linux, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code(Terraform), and container-based workflows. - Intellectual Humility: - A critical eye toward the limitations of AI, especially "black box" logic in high-stakes public services. - Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across teams without formal authority. It’s a bonus if you have: - Written Communication: Ability to distill complex architecture into compelling prose for policy-makers or the public. - Regulated Industry Experience: Prior work in Civic Tech, FinTech, or HealthTech where auditability is a core requirement. What you’ll get - Salary: Code for America’s salary bands are transparent as a part of our commitment to transparency and fairness. As part of our hiring practices, we aim to target the midpoint of the 2nd quartile of the range for all new hires. Offer targets vary based on market geographic location. The offer targets for this role range from $143,884 to $176,138, annually. Benefits and perks: - Values: - Leadership and teammates who share a strong work ethic and values, and who respect and care for one another - A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and joyful environment - Employee Enablement Support: - Laptop provided - A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy - Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month - Professional Development: - $500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire - Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000 - Training / guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth - Retirement & 401k Plans: - Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions. - Employees with 3+ years of service receive an additional 50% match on contributions between 3% and 5%, for a maximum employer contribution of 5% - Medical: - At least one no cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage - A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage - Remote Work: - Code for America employees may work remotely across the US - Code for America employees main residence must be within the US - Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday - Collaborative working hours: we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT. We expect all Code for America staff to be available during these set working hours - Time Off: - Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day - Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually - 17 weeks of paid parental and family leave - 3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service Equal Employment Opportunity: Code for America is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. Code for America Workers United: This position is not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Code for America and Code for America Workers United, affiliated with OPEIU, Local 1010. The agreement was ratified on January 13, 2026, and is currently in effect. #LI-MD1 #LI-Remote

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Principal AI Application Engineer

Code for America

Government can and should work well for everyone. We're people-centered problem solvers showing that it's possible.

AI Engineer82 days ago
OtherRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2009H1B No Sponsor

Role Description Code for America is looking for a talented Principal AI Application Engineer who will bridge the gap between complex policy mandates and technical execution. By building modular, model-agnostic systems, you will prove that civic tech can respond to urgent legislative shifts faster and more responsibly than traditional monolithic "black boxes." About the role: - The mission of New Ventures within Code for America is to imagine and then build a future of radically improved public service delivery. - We are looking for two Principal AI Application Engineers to join a high-impact, lean team that is creating the tools, proof of concepts, and durable products that will define how the next generation of government services are delivered. - In this role, you will be architecting the connective tissue that allows government agencies to deploy responsible, portable, and effective AI. - This role will report to the VP of New Ventures team and is expected to travel no more than 10% of the time. - This is a remote position. In this position you will: - Build and ship high-impact experiments (e.g., digital lockers or AI-augmented procurement tools) to expand the "impact possibilities frontier." - Translate vague policy objectives into robust, working systems. - Identify when to use LLMs, agentic orchestration, or RAG patterns versus simple rules engines or traditional ML models. - Collaborate with policy and domain experts to co-design civic-sector benchmarks, translating complex regulatory requirements into automated evaluation pipelines that rigorously measure model performance. - Identify and define new opportunity spaces by translating emerging policy, technology, and user needs into actionable technical bets. - Architect foundational tools, including declarative task specifications and agentic data layers. - Design infrastructure that respects public sector constraints, focusing on portability and explainability. - Build data layers that interoperate with legacy systems (COBOL, SQL, etc.) to deliver modern value without multi-year migrations. - Establish Code for America as a leader in responsible AI through external thought leadership, including publications, talks, and open-source contributions. - Share demos and earned insights internally to help the organization iterate toward better standards and internal use cases of responsible AI. - Document architectural decisions, successes, and failures to create a blueprint for responsible AI in government. - Drive alignment across engineering, product, policy, and program teams to ensure solutions are technically sound, policy-compliant, and operationally viable. - Partner with and mentor fellow engineers through hands-on code reviews and technical guidance, ensuring the team stays grounded in best practices for responsible AI. - Maintain system health through rigorous, hands-on code reviews and the development of shared utilities. - Ensure craftsmanship and system explainability for the vulnerable populations we serve. Qualifications - 7+ years of experience in high-ownership environments (former technical founders encouraged); ability to take a vague objective to a finished system. - Hands-on experience building with LLMs, agentic orchestration, and RAG patterns, with the pragmatism to know when not to use them. - Ability to think in "primitives" and "capabilities," preferring modular, reusable frameworks over bespoke scripts. - Passion for bias detection, harm mitigations, and building systems that are explainable to the people they serve. - Mastery of Git, Linux, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and container-based workflows. - A critical eye toward the limitations of AI, especially "black box" logic in high-stakes public services. - Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across teams without formal authority. Requirements - Ability to distill complex architecture into compelling prose for policy-makers or the public. - Prior work in Civic Tech, FinTech, or HealthTech where auditability is a core requirement. Benefits - Code for America’s salary bands are transparent as a part of our commitment to transparency and fairness. The offer targets for this role range from $143,884 to $176,138 annually. - Leadership and teammates who share a strong work ethic and values, and who respect and care for one another. - A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and joyful environment. - Laptop provided. - A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy. - Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month. - $500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire. - Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000. - Training/guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth. - Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions to retirement plans. - At least one no-cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage. - A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage. - Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day. - Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually. - 17 weeks of paid parental and family leave. - 3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service.

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