Senior AI Engineer Software Engineer Government Technology
ICON · Austin, Texas, US
ICON is looking for a pragmatic builder who has made the leap from traditional software engineering into the emerging world of agentic AI development to join...
Job 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 to join our Government Technology team. 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 Senior Director, Defense Technology Programs and is a full-time on-site position based on our Austin, TX campus. 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:...