19 ai software engineer jobs at 11 companies in Hampton, VA
🚀PromotedHiringCafe
Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
Dollar TreeNASDAQ: DLTR: Operates discount variety stores selling household and seasonal merchandise.
8+ YOE8+ years software development; strong Python; production AI on Google Cloud; generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, and RAG experience; able to drive ideas from incubation to production; strong communication and collaboration.
Python, Google Cloud Platform, Agent Development Kit, Gemini Agent Platform, LangGraph, MLOps, RAG, LLMs
Richmond or Indianapolis or Walnut Creek or Seattle or Grand Prairie or Winston-Salem or Chicago or Atlanta or Miami or Nashville or Tampa or Woburn or Norfolk
$231k-$417k/yrHybridFull Time
Elevance HealthNYSE: ELV: Provides health insurance plans and integrated healthcare services.
15+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IT (or equivalent) and 15+ years software engineering experience; production AI/ML, LLM and agentic systems experience; strong Python/Java skills; APIs, microservices, cloud, CI/CD and DevOps experience required.
Python, Java, APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, CI/CD, DevOps, MLOps, LLMOps, Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic systems, distributed systems
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
2+ YOE2+ years experience in AI/ML, data science, or software engineering; experience with big data (Spark, Hadoop, Databricks) and programming (Python, C#, Java); ability to obtain Secret clearance; bachelor’s degree required; excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
AI Engineer/ML Engineer - Senior Developers - AI Training - Virginia Beach, US
Virginia Beach or United States
$80/hrRemoteContract
Prolific: Platform connecting researchers and AI developers with verified participants.
BS/MS/PhD in CS/AI/Robotics or related quantitative field; professional experience building, deploying, or fine-tuning ML models; deep learning and LLM expertise (Prompt Engineering, RLHF, RAG); strong analytical critique skills.
ZelTech: Providing engineering and technical services for national security.
3+ YOEUS citizen; 3–5+ years in AI, workflow automation, or system integration; BS in CS/DS/IS/Engineering or 6+ years experience; Python, APIs, SQL; AI/ML tools and workflow platforms; strong communication; background check required.
Python, APIs, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Power Automate, Airflow, UiPath
ZelTech: Providing engineering and technical services for national security.
3+ YOEUS citizen; Bachelor’s or 6+ years experience; 3–5+ years AI/ML/data engineering/software dev; Python/SQL; TensorFlow/PyTorch/Scikit-learn; cloud AI services; strong communication; governance and security awareness.
Atlanta or Richmond or Lake Mary or Nashville or Indianapolis or Wilmington or Mason or Grand Prairie or Norfolk or United States
HybridFull Time
Elevance HealthNYSE: ELV: Provides health insurance plans and integrated healthcare services.
4+ YOEBachelor's in a quantitative field (or equivalent) and 4+ years experience; advanced Python and SQL; hands-on experience with LLM/GenAI, NLP, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Spark; cloud (GCP/AWS) and MLOps/model deployment experience.
Joint Wargaming AI Integration (Engineer Software 2) - 29101 (Suffolk, VA, Virginia, United States)
Suffolk, Virginia, United States
$105k-$115k/yrHybridFull Time
HIINYSE: HII: Builds naval ships and provides global defense technology solutions.
2+ YOEActive Secret clearance, Linux and Docker experience, basic Python and YAML skills, familiarity with LLMs and containerized AI deployments, 2 years experience with a related Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
ENGINEER SOFTWARE QUALITY 3 (Newport News, Virginia, United States)
Newport News, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
HIINYSE: HII: Designs and builds military ships and advanced defense technologies.
5+ YOEDegree-plus-experience combination required (Bachelors+5, Masters+3, PhD+0) or approved equivalents; U.S. citizenship required; experience with software quality, testing, verification, and compliance with standards.
Java, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, CI/CD, Git, Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs)
AI-Augmented Software Development Faculty / Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Manassas or Virginia Beach
OnsiteFull Time
ECPI University: Provides accelerated career-focused degree programs and vocational education.
3+ YOEMaster’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, AI or related field; PhD strongly preferred; 3–5 years AI-augmented development experience; curriculum design/teaching experience preferred.
AI-assisted coding tools, LLM APIs, Prompt engineering, OOP, Data structures, Version control, OWASP Top 10, CWE, Agentic AI frameworks, Cloud AI/ML services, AI ethics frameworks, Full-stack web development
CACI InternationalNYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and engineering services for government agencies.
3+ YOETS/SCI clearance required. Bachelor’s in CS/CE or related. 3+ years developing AI/ML and NLP solutions and modern software (Java/J2EE, Spring, C#). Experience with spaCy, CI/CD tooling, REST APIs, and configuration management (git).
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
3+ YOETS/SCI required; 3+ years building AI/ML and NLP solutions and 3+ years modern software development experience (Java, Spring, C#, git); Bachelor’s in CS/CE or related; experience with NLP/LLMs, REST APIs, CI/CD, and containerization preferred.
Norfolk or Alabama or Delaware or Florida or Georgia or Idaho or Indiana or Kansas or Louisiana or Maine or Maryland or Minnesota or Nebraska or Nevada or New Hampshire or North Carolina or North Dakota or Ohio or Oklahoma or Pennsylvania or South Carolina or South Dakota or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or West Virginia or Wisconsin or Wyoming
$106k-$177k/yrRemoteFull Time
Sentara Health: Operates hospitals and provides health insurance and medical services
5+ YOE5+ years production AI/ML experience, 3+ years building/operating production AI systems, 1+ year GenAI/LLM or RAG in production; Bachelor's preferred, Azure/Microsoft AI certs preferred; experience with HIPAA and Responsible AI.
Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, SDKs, API, EHR, CRM
CACI InternationalNYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and engineering services for government agencies.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering experience with 2+ years in production AI/ML; Bachelor\u0002s in CS or Software Engineering; experience with multi-agent systems, RAG, vector DBs, cloud (AWS/OCI), Linux; active Secret clearance and CompTIA SEC+ required.
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
7+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related,7+ years software engineering experience with 2+ years in production AI/ML/NLP,active Secret clearance,CompTIA Security+ required,cloud and retrieval systems expertise.
Javascript - Senior Developers - AI Training - Virginia Beach, US
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
$50/hrRemoteContract
Prolific: Platform connecting researchers and AI developers with verified participants.
BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field; professional experience building scalable web apps with JavaScript/TypeScript; expert knowledge of event loop, closures, async patterns; ability to solve LeetCode Medium–Hard; strong code quality and security awareness.
Mission Management Lead - VA - (Technical Engineering Lead) 29421
Virginia Beach or Pocasset
$148k-$190k/yrOnsiteFull Time
HIINYSE: HII: Builds naval ships and provides global defense technology solutions.
6+ YOESenior engineering lead with 6+ years relevant experience (6–12 options), experience with combat system software, autonomy and perception stacks, eligibility to obtain U.S. DoD security clearance, and ability to travel ~25–35%.
Saint Louis Park or Rosemont or Bellevue or Virginia Beach or Walnut Creek or Kansas City or Boston or Omaha or Denver or Portland or Orlando or St Louis or New York or Salem or Pittsburgh or Tampa or Dallas or Houston or Irvine
$109k-$236k/yrOnsiteFull Time
HDR: Global firm providing architecture, engineering, and environmental services.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree, PE license, 10+ years bridge design experience, demonstrated technical leadership in bridge software, computational workflows, AI/data integration, and strong communication and project skills.