AI Software Engineer II, Government Technology
Description
ICON is looking for a pragmatic builder who has made the leap from traditional software engineering into the emerging world of agentic AI development. As an AI Software Engineer at ICON, you will be responsible for designing and shipping AI-powered tools, workflows, and autonomous agents that accelerate ICON's construction technology platform. This role reports to the Sr. Director, Defense Technology Programs and is available for remote work with periodic travel to ICON HQ in Austin, TX as projects require. RESPONSIBILITIES Design and build agentic AI systems that automate complex, multi-step workflows across ICON's software platform Develop LLM-powered features and products using state-of-the-art foundation models and APIs (e.g. Anthropic, OpenAI) Architect and implement multi-agent pipelines, tool-use systems, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations Build robust RAG systems including document ingestion, chunking strategies, embedding pipelines, and vector retrieval Collaborate with software and domain teams to identify high-leverage AI automation opportunities and translate them into shipped products Own the full development lifecycle of AI features: prototyping, evaluation, deployment, and iteration Serve as a technical resource and informal mentor on agentic AI best practices across the engineering organization Stay at the leading edge of the agentic AI landscape and bring emerging techniques into production MINIMUM Q --- Source: jobicy - ICON plc
