AI Engineer

Jacobs • San Diego, CA • Posted July 18, 2026

Position Overview

We're looking for a junior-level AI developer with a solid software engineering foundation and a drive to build and deploy AI-powered applications that support solutions across the business for both government and private-sector clients. The ideal candidate is a developer who's eager to build, iterate, and ship AI-powered tools and applications, and who wants to grow into a leading voice on our AI Engineering team. They should be comfortable using AI coding assistants (Claude, OpenAI Codex, Cursor), familiar with agentic AI frameworks and orchestration patterns, and ready to build depth working across the full stack. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess a degree in computer science, AI, data science, engineering, or similar domain areas.

The chosen candidate will become a member of the Digital and Data team at Jacobs, helping drive innovation in technical project work for our clients in collaboration with subject matter experts, technologists, engineers, data scientists...