MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER- Job Description
Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is a 100% employee-owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and
operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.
Job Description:
We are looking for someone to join us on a new project developing an Agentic AI architecture for cyberspace planning and operations. The role incorporates main focus areas in large language models, AI agent frameworks, AI tool development (model context protocol), and related software engineering tasks. This role will be part of a small team based at Kudu’s Virginia office looking to demonstrate capabilities to our Sponsors. The role will be filled with someone able to apply multiple skill sets and reach a prototype software deployment at the conclusion of the effort.
Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy an AI agent architecture capable of executing high-level planning objectives defined by the Sponsor
- Tune AI agent parameters to optimize efficiency, minimize hallucinations and looping, and ensure well-structured output
- Integrate diverse third-party systems by developing custom MCP servers or system-specific agents
- Coordinate with a mid-sized (20-person) software development team to embed the AI framework into an existing system
- Analyze and interpret results, communicate findings clearly, and recommend improvements
- Collaborate with project leads to manage technology scope and mitigate risks
- Maintain thorough documentation for both software and infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications
- Proficiency in Python for software development and testing
- Experience integrating external APIs and databases
- Experience with AI agent architectures, including LLM deployment
- Hands-on experience with at least one AI agent framework (e.g., LangChain, fast-agent, CrewAI)
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with multiple AI frameworks
- Experience deploying AI agents into production environments
- Experience developing and deploying custom MCP servers for tool integration
- Experience building prototype UIs using Python frameworks such as Dash, Streamlit, or Chainlit
- Understanding of the cyberspace operations lifecycle
Benefits We Provide
- Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
- A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that’s your style.
- Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
- In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool.
- We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
- Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment.
- Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.
Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
