Senior Full Stack Engineer- Remote

*We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US* If you live in the DC Metro area you will be required to go into the customer site in Rockville, MD 1 day a week.

ICF is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Full-Stack Software Engineer with 4–5 years of experience in full-stack development and AI-driven application design. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience in developing both Proof of Concepts (POCs) and production-ready applications, with a deep interest in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs). You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ideate, prototype, and implement innovative AI-based solutions to solve complex, real-world business challenges.

Our Digital Modernization Division is an information technology and management consulting department that offers integrated, strategic solutions to its public and private-sector clients. ICF has the expertise, agility, and commitment to design, build, and operate high-performance IT engines to support all aspects of our client’s business. 

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI-powered web applications, from rapid prototypes to scalable production systems.

• Collaborate with data scientists, AI researchers, and product managers to translate conceptual ideas into working software.

• Build and integrate LLM and Generative AI solutions, leveraging frameworks like Hugging Face, LangChain, or similar open-source toolkits.

• Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) to validate ideas quickly while maintaining focus on feasibility and user experience.

• Implement cloud-based AI services (AWS, GCP, Azure) for model deployment, scalability, and monitoring.

• Maintain best practices for data handling, including data ingestion, preprocessing, and feature engineering.

• Optimize application performance, security, and reliability across the full stack.

• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• 4+ years of proficiency in React, Next.js, Node.js, and Express.js for front-end and back-end development.

• 3+ years of strong programming experience in Python, with familiarity in frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras.

• 3+ years of experience with RDBMS (ideally both Oracle and PostgreSQL) and PL/SQL

• 3+ years of experience with RESTful API design, microservices architecture, CI/CD tools, methods and processes, including development of multi-environment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline), Configuration, and Containerization/Orchestration, including Docker & Kubernetes

• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), especially AI/ML platforms such as SageMaker or Azure ML Studio.

Preferred Experience

• Master's Degree

• Exposure to fine-tuning or adapting pre-trained AI models for custom use cases.

• Hands-on experience with open-source Generative AI frameworks such as Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, or similar.

• Experience building and deploying LLM applications or working with text-to-image models like Stable Diffusion.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices for scalable AI deployment.

• Familiarity with data versioning, model evaluation, and performance optimization.

• AWS experience, including some of the following:

  • EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, DataDog, EKS, Helm, Jenkins, ECS, Fargate

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 

Reasonable Accommodations