Digital AI Development Engineer

Digital AI Development Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company recognized as a five-time winner of Huntsvilles Best Places to Work Award certified as a Great Place to Work and a Best Place for Working Parents. KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense hypersonics DOD space and civil space.

Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development Multi-Domain Operations Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution Tactical Data Link Testing Test Range Instrumentation Systems Engineering and Integration Model and Simulation Development and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering.

The name KODA a Native American word meaning allies embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do. We prioritize our people support national-priority missions and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program. We offer competitive compensation excellent benefits and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at .

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Digital AI Development Engineer to provide Systems Engineering Technical Assistance to the Ground-based Midcourse Dense (GMD) Product Office under the Teams-Next Missile Defense Systems Engineering (TN-MDSE) contract managed by the Missile Defense Agency.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Design and implement AI pipelines for data ingestion processing and model deployment using frameworks like LangChain and Open WebUI
• Develop and manage embeddings databases to support semantic search recommendation systems and other AI-driven applications
• Integrate AI solutions with cloud platforms such as Azure Foundry to ensure scalability reliability and security
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify requirements and deliver AI solutions tailored to business needs
• Optimize AI workflows for performance and efficiency ensuring seamless integration with existing systems
• Stay updated on the latest advancements in AI tools frameworks and methodologies to continuously improve pipeline performance
• Document processes workflows and best practices for AI pipeline development and maintenance

What Required Skills Youll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related STEM field
• 3 years of related work experience
• Working understanding of AI pipelines including data processing model deployment and integration
• Understanding of frameworks such as LangChain Open WebUI and embeddings databases
• Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages with a focus on AI and data processing libraries
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with team members
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

What Desired Skills Youll Bring:

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS Bedrock SageMaker or Azure Foundry for AI solution deployment
• Familiarity with semantic search and recommendation systems
• Knowledge of distributed systems and scalable architectures for AI pipelines
• Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Understanding of MLOps practices for continuous integration and deployment of AI models
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to document and present technical solutions
• Solid understanding of full-stack development principles including front-end technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript React Angular or ) and back-end technologies (Python Java Go) with relevant frameworks (Django Spring Boot Gin)
• Experience in designing implementing and managing relational (MySQL PostgreSQL) or NoSQL (Mongo DB) databases
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jemkins GitLab CI CircleCI or similar and integrating Terraform and Ansible for automated deployments
• Experience with cloud monitoring and logging tools (such as Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack CloudWatch Azure Monitor Google Cloud Logging)
• Understanding of software architecture patterns design principles and security best practices for cloud environments and web applications
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across the entire technology stack
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to clearly and concisely document infrastructure configurations and deployment processes
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows system administration
• Motivated and customer oriented

Clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active DoD Secret Clearance

KODA Technologies Inc. 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 gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy status as a parent national origin disability (physical or mental) family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability contact to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

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