Lead AI Engineer: Production Algorithms (Remote)

Maximus; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive production AI solutions across government programs and enterprise systems. This hands-on role blends software engineering with data science and mentorship to deliver scalable AI capabilities.

You will design, build, test, and deploy models on cloud platforms, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and advance best practices while ensuring security and reliability. This remote role demands a strong track record with production algorithms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 10+ years of experience.
• 7+ years of professional advanced algorithm building and data science experience with production systems.
• 7+ years of professional data science or advanced algorithm building experience.
• 5+ years designing or building cloud-based solutions.
• 3+ years of experience with AI/ML technologies.
• Demonstrated experience deploying algorithms in production beyond notebooks (e.g., not in SageMaker/Jupyter).
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and improvement of production AI solutions.
• Own difficult technical problems from exploration through deployment and improvement.
• Write high‑quality software and contribute to enterprise capabilities.
• Build AI-enabled applications integrating models, data, cloud services, and APIs.
• Promote playbooks, best practices, and intellectual capital.

Skills

Python

Rust

Go

C++

C

Cloud-native

Signal processing

AI models from scratch

LLMs

Production algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive production AI solutions across government programs and enterprise systems. This hands-on role blends software engineering with data science and mentorship to deliver scalable AI capabilities.

You will design, build, test, and deploy models on cloud platforms, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and advance best practices while ensuring security and reliability. This remote role demands a strong track record with production algorithms.