Remote AI Engineering Lead for Public-Sector Modernization

banyansoftware; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Autonomy on AI strategy

Leadership peer network

Job summary

BanyanSoftware in the United States is seeking a hands-on builder-to-leader who will start by drafting and shipping the first AI capabilities for a 15-year-old county-level case-management platform, then scale into engineering leadership as patterns prove reliable.

The role is remote in the US, with strict compliance requirements for public-sector work; you will refactor legacy components, orchestrate RAG systems, and mentor a team while partnering with the CEO on acceleration of localized

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with modernizing architectures.
• End-to-end AI/ML systems deployed to real users with data pipelines.
• Founding/first AI engineer with independent baseline architecture delivery.
• Judgment on build-versus-buy for a Microsoft-stack modernization.
• Proven leadership in growing engineering teams and mentoring talent.
• US-based with eligibility for government-adjacent compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship foundational AI capabilities (RAG, code generation, LLM orchestration).
• Refactor legacy components into scalable, cloud-native services.
• Deliver features safely using feature flags and monitoring under HIPAA/CJIS.
• Lead delivery accountability, mentor developers, set engineering rhythms.
• Partner with the CEO on AI strategy and cross-group initiatives.

Skills

AI/ML system design

Cloud-native / DevSecOps

Team leadership / mentoring

Legacy modernization

RAG systems

AI governance

Tools

Azure ML

Azure OpenAI

LLM orchestration

Code generation

Distributed systems

Job description

BanyanSoftware in the United States is seeking a hands-on builder-to-leader who will start by drafting and shipping the first AI capabilities for a 15-year-old county-level case-management platform, then scale into engineering leadership as patterns prove reliable.

The role is remote in the US, with strict compliance requirements for public-sector work; you will refactor legacy components, orchestrate RAG systems, and mentor a team while partnering with the CEO on acceleration of localized