AI Software Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, CO

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Lockheed Martin AI Factory Apps team within Enterprise Operations is seeking an AI software engineer to support our strong DevSecOps culture. Our skilled engineers have discipline and domain specific experience and training, best in industry software development practices and patterns, and cutting-edge tools for software design, development, configuration management, quality, security, and deployment. The selected candidate will possess a balance of foundational software development skills and familiarity with emerging AI technologies. This position is focused on developing and maintaining AI Utilities and Tools, that can be integrated into MS Office Applications that will eventually become available for teams and users for all LM employees. This position will also be involved in developing, modifying, testing deploying and maintaining applications in support of the Lockheed Martin AI Factory. The selected candidate will be a key technical resource on a team with other AI software engineers. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Successful development, testing, deployment and maintenance of AI-enabled applications, incorporating agile and DevOps methodologies and concepts Developing user-facing applications that interact with the Microsoft 365 environment Ability to provide support to users experiencing abnormalities, as well as the ability to analyze user feedback and bug reports to implement fixes Periodic travel to Lockheed Martin sites may be required, as well as the ability to work in a virtual environment. #LMLAIC

Requirements

Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go
Familiarity with APIs and web services
Experience with CI/CD pipeline automation, for example Gitlab CI
Full Stack Development experience preferably utilizing DevOps practices
Ability to work collaboratively in a virtual team environment and willingness to operate in an interactive local and virtual team environment using pair programming and test-driven development processes

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI client frameworks
Familiarity with prompt engineering and LLM integration
Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Experience with prototype development or rapid iterations
Understanding of AI governance and responsible AI practices
Experience authoring documentation
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization
Previous exposure to AI application development or chatbot/agent building
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt to the fast-evolving AI landscape
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Successful development, testing, deployment and maintenance of AI-enabled applications, incorporating agile and DevOps methodologies and concepts
Developing user-facing applications that interact with the Microsoft 365 environment
Ability to provide support to users experiencing abnormalities, as well as the ability to analyze user feedback and bug reports to implement fixes
Periodic travel to Lockheed Martin sites may be required, as well as the ability to work in a virtual environment.