Lead AI Engineer - Production ML & Algorithms (Remote)

Maximus; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join the AI Transformation and Experience team. This remote role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and improving machine learning algorithms and AI capabilities across enterprise and government programs.

The position emphasizes hands-on development, production-ready solutions, and collaboration with engineers and technical specialists to deliver real mission outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of professional experience.
• 7+ years of professional advanced algorithm building and data science experience, including production algorithms.
• 7+ years of professional Data Science or advanced algorithm building experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing or building solutions in cloud environments.
• 3+ years of experience with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related technologies.
• Experience deploying algorithms in production outside notebooks (e.g., SageMaker, Jupyter).
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the applied and responsible use of AI/ML and data science solutions across the enterprise.
• Design, build, and improve production AI solutions and algorithms.
• Mentor staff and translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Build reusable components and reference implementations for AI capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and determine practical production value.

Skills

Python

Rust

Go

C++

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SageMaker

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join the AI Transformation and Experience team. This remote role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and improving machine learning algorithms and AI capabilities across enterprise and government programs.

The position emphasizes hands-on development, production-ready solutions, and collaboration with engineers and technical specialists to deliver real mission outcomes.