Contract AI/ML Engineer — Remote/Hybrid, Through 2026

NLP PEOPLE; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI systems and models to automate business processes. You will translate requirements into analytical use cases, build data pipelines, and drive model development from experimentation to production.

Your work will focus on scalable ML infrastructure, feature stores, and model serving, with collaboration across disciplines to deliver practical predictive tools and AI-driven insights.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6+ years hands-on experience designing, building, deploying, and maintaining end-to-end systems OR 10+ years in data engineering.
• AI/ML systems in production environments.
• Fluency in SQL, Python, and ML frameworks; experience with APIs and backend design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end AI/ML systems from problem definition to production deployment.
• Develop data pipelines, training data, and feature engineering for robust models.
• Create exploratory analyses, model design/training, validation, and production handoff.
• Collaborate with scientists to improve data quality and model performance.
• Develop Copilot experiences and integrate AI capabilities into existing tools.

Skills

SQL

Python

ML frameworks

CI/CD pipelines

APIs

Data engineering

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Job description

Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI systems and models to automate business processes. You will translate requirements into analytical use cases, build data pipelines, and drive model development from experimentation to production.

Your work will focus on scalable ML infrastructure, feature stores, and model serving, with collaboration across disciplines to deliver practical predictive tools and AI-driven insights.