Lead AI Software Engineer - Remote Production Systems

Maximus; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate production AI software across enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role combines engineering rigor with AI exploration, emphasizing scalable APIs, cloud-native services, security, observability, reliability, and performance.

You will mentor engineers, own critical systems from conception through deployment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, compliant software powering citizen-facing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with production systems.
• 3+ years with AI/ML technologies.
• 5+ years designing or building cloud-based solutions.
• Experience owning software through deployment and production operations.
• Strong fundamentals in API design, testing, and secure development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI software applications for scalability and integration.
• Develop and modify systems software for enterprise use.
• Develop insights/algorithms and apply ML methods.
• Lead implementation efforts translating algorithms to code and mentor juniors.
• Build AI-enabled applications integrating models, data, cloud services, and APIs.
• Apply automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and security best practices.
• Evaluate new AI technologies for production value.
• Create reusable components and reference implementations for teams.

Skills

Python

Cloud design

Distributed systems

CI/CD

API design

ML integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate production AI software across enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role combines engineering rigor with AI exploration, emphasizing scalable APIs, cloud-native services, security, observability, reliability, and performance.

You will mentor engineers, own critical systems from conception through deployment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, compliant software powering citizen-facing