Lead AI Engineer - Remote Production ML

Maximus; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive production AI/ML solutions across government programs and enterprise systems. You will design, build, test, deploy, and optimize algorithms, balancing performance with reliability while collaborating with engineers and subject‑matter experts.

You will mentor teams, translate technical needs to non‑technical partners, and stay current with AI technology trends to deliver mission‑critical outcomes at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of professional experience required.
• 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 AI/ML or related technologies.
• Experience deploying production algorithms outside notebooks (e.g., not in SageMaker/Jupyter).

Responsibilities

• Lead the applied and responsible use of AI, ML, mathematical, and data science solutions enterprise-wide.
• Own difficult technical problems from exploration through deployment and continuous improvement.
• Write high-quality software and contribute to enterprise capabilities.
• Build AI-enabled applications that integrate models, data, cloud services, and APIs.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud experience

Algorithm design

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive production AI/ML solutions across government programs and enterprise systems. You will design, build, test, deploy, and optimize algorithms, balancing performance with reliability while collaborating with engineers and subject‑matter experts.

You will mentor teams, translate technical needs to non‑technical partners, and stay current with AI technology trends to deliver mission‑critical outcomes at scale.