McKinsey & Company

Forward Deployed Engineer, USG Analytics (Backend & AI)

Washington, District of Columbia

No sponsorshipDetected 4 days ago

TypeScriptPythonJavaBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentVector DatabasesCloud PlatformsDevOpsMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsRAGAgentic AIAI OrchestrationMentoring

About the role

You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
Your colleagues-at all levels-will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients.
Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won't find anywhere else.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be at the forefront of designing, building, and deploying agentic and generative AI-powered solutions, modern workflow tools, and scalable applications within secure government environments.
This is a hands-on role where you will thrive on building and shipping real systems that address complex and meaningful challenges.
You will design and implement agentic AI systems and generative AI-enabled workflows that drive efficiency and innovation for government clients.
Your work will involve developing scalable, secure applications that integrate seamlessly across enterprise systems, ensuring they meet the highest standards of performance and compliance.
Additionally, you will work directly with government stakeholders and client service teams, ensuring that the solutions you deliver align with their unique requirements and objectives.
In this role, you will also drive innovation while maintaining operational excellence.
You will build and deploy AI-enabled applications across cloud environments, implementing advanced systems such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), multi-agent orchestration frameworks, tool-calling architectures, and secure API integrations.
Your responsibilities will include developing backend services, data pipelines, and application logic, while also contributing to frontend or workflow-layer development as needed.
You will collaborate closely with client technical teams to ensure seamless integration and adoption of new AI-enabled workflows.
Additionally, you will provide training and support to end users, empowering them to fully leverage the capabilities of the solutions you deliver.

Requirements

US Citizenship required
5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, AI/ML, or full-stack development
Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Java, TypeScript)

Nice to have

With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients.
Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Experience building within complex, highly regulated environments preferred but not required

Benefits

As part of your solution engineering responsibilities, you will architect modular, reusable, and platform-flexible solutions that can adapt to evolving client needs.
On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Company info

At USG Analytics, we combine engineering rigor, product thinking, and cutting-edge AI to enable meaningful impact for our clients.

Visa & Work Authorization

US Citizenship required

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