Lead AI Software Engineer - Remote Production Systems

Maximus; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote position

Job summary

Maximus seeks a Lead AI Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate production AI software and services across government programs. You'll lead technically, own critical systems, mentor engineers, and ensure robust CI/CD, observability, and security.

This role is remote and requires strong cloud and ML capabilities. You will translate complex algorithms into scalable production code, partner with data, security, and operations, and influence product decisions while delivering value to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial experience building and supporting production systems.
• 3+ years of experience with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related technologies.
• 5+ years of experience designing or building solutions in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience owning software through deployment, production operations, troubleshooting, maintenance, and evolution.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system and API design, testing, source control, and secure development.
• Experience designing and implementing systems on AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with modern software delivery practices including automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply emerging technologies.
• Ability to communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, and risks clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• US Citizenship required.
• Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced AI software applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and integration with enterprise systems.
• Responsible for developing and modifying systems software (i.e., software for use in operating/controlling hardware and providing a platform for running internal end-user/business applications).
• Develop and communicate descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive insights/algorithms.
• Apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory and machine learning using code for tool building, statistical analysis and modeling, using both general purpose software and statistical languages.
• Lead technical implementation efforts in both theoretical and product design environments, translating complex algorithms and specifications into code while mentoring junior engineers and guiding team‑level development practices.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

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 and services across government programs. You'll lead technically, own critical systems, mentor engineers, and ensure robust CI/CD, observability, and security.

This role is remote and requires strong cloud and ML capabilities. You will translate complex algorithms into scalable production code, partner with data, security, and operations, and influence product decisions while delivering value to