Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer

Guidehouse•Atlanta, GA

1d•$70,000 - $116,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on building and supporting agentic AI solutions using Claude, API integrations, and modern application development practices. The engineer will translate business needs into technical designs and prototypes, develop reliable agent workflows, and contribute to solution pattern design. Additionally, the role involves building and maintaining integrations with internal and external systems, supporting read-oriented integrations, and working with relational databases for application state, retrieval, and auditability.

Requirements

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Four (4) or more years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related technical role
TWO (2) years of recent, hands-on experience building GenAI, LLM, or agentic solutions
Experience with Claude API, Claude for Enterprise, Claude Code, tool use, or similar LLM platforms
Experience building and integrating applications through APIs, services, or workflow automation

Nice To Haves

Anthropic Academy coursework or certificates in areas such as AI Fluency, API development, Model Context Protocol, Claude Code, or related Claude platform topics
Experience building reliable, maintainable, and well-documented code
Anthropic partner training or certification experience, or equivalent Claude-focused credentialing
Working knowledge of relational databases and basic data modeling concepts
Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, or vector search
Familiarity with agentic workflow patterns, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop designs
Exposure to evaluation practices for AI systems, including testing, validation, and quality review
Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and observability for application services
Experience supporting internal platforms, client implementations, or enterprise software delivery
Strong interest in building practical AI solutions that are useful, trusted, and easy to maintain

Responsibilities

Build and support agentic AI solutions using Claude, API integrations, and modern application development practices.
Translate business and workflow needs into practical technical designs and working prototypes including Custom Skills.
Develop reliable agent workflows that use tools, structured outputs, retrieval, and human review where appropriate.
Contribute to the design of solution patterns that balance usability, performance, maintainability, and safety.
Build and maintain integrations with internal and external systems through APIs, services, and data pipelines.
Support read-oriented and low-risk workflow integrations with common business systems and internal applications.
Work with relational databases and related data storage patterns to support application state, retrieval, and auditability.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus