Lead AI/ML Platform Engineer (Remote US)

Raft; Colorado Springs (CO); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully covered healthcare

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Education and training benefits

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Raft is seeking a Lead AI/ML Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader for [R]AIMS in Colorado Springs. This role involves driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and optimizing platform performance across diverse operational environments.

The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience building production software systems, especially in AI and distributed architectures. The position offers a salary ranging from $180,000 to $230,000.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience building production software systems.
• Proven experience designing and evolving distributed systems.
• Exceptional technical communication skills.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural decisions across the platform.
• Lead technical initiatives from conception to delivery.
• Simplify and optimize platform architecture.
• Establish strong engineering foundations.

Skills

Full stack development

Software engineering fundamentals

Technical communication

Distributed systems design

Kubernetes

AI production systems

Technical leadership

Security+ certification

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Apache Flink

Job description

Raft is seeking a Lead AI/ML Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader for [R]AIMS in Colorado Springs. This role involves driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and optimizing platform performance across diverse operational environments.

The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience building production software systems, especially in AI and distributed architectures. The position offers a salary ranging from $180,000 to $230,000.