Lead AI Engineer: Production ML & Algorithms (Remote)

Maximus, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Job summary

Maximus, Inc. seeks a Lead AI Engineer – Data Science and Algorithms to join the AI Transformation and Experience team. This hands‑on IC role focuses on designing, building, deploying, and improving production AI solutions that power enterprise and government programs.

The ideal candidate has extensive production AI/ML experience, strong software engineering skills, and can translate technical needs into scalable, reliable systems in a remote work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 7 years of relevant professional experience.
• 7 years of professional Data Science or advanced algorithm building experience.
• 5 years of experience designing or building solutions in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and improve production AI solutions.
• Own difficult technical problems from initial exploration through implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Write high-quality software and contribute directly to custom enterprise capabilities.
• Build AI-enabled applications that integrate models, enterprise data, cloud services, APIs, and existing systems.
• Improve AI solutions by incorporating holistic algorithmic improvements.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies through hands-on experimentation and determine practical value in production.
• Build reusable components and reference implementations for other teams.
• Mentor staff through solutioning of custom algorithms and enhancements.

Skills

Python

Cloud computing

AI/ML model development

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SageMaker

Job description

Maximus, Inc. seeks a Lead AI Engineer – Data Science and Algorithms to join the AI Transformation and Experience team. This hands‑on IC role focuses on designing, building, deploying, and improving production AI solutions that power enterprise and government programs.

The ideal candidate has extensive production AI/ML experience, strong software engineering skills, and can translate technical needs into scalable, reliable systems in a remote work environment.