Remote Lead AI Engineer — Production ML & Algorithms

Maximus; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a lead AI engineer to drive production AI solutions across enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and improving algorithms with real data and production systems.

The position requires deep Python expertise, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and a track record of delivering scalable AI-driven software. Remote work is supported; US citizenship and Public Trust eligibility are noted preferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years of professional advanced algorithm building and data science experience.
• 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 artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related technologies.
• Demonstrated experience developing algorithms including AI and machine learning algorithms.
• Strong understanding of the application of mathematics, AI, and signal processing in production algorithms.
• Experience designing and implementing algorithms on AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with deploying algorithms on production systems outside of notebooks (e.g. outside sagemaker, jupyter).
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems.
• Ability to communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, and risks clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, collaborate, and advance the applied and responsible use of AI, ML, mathematical, and data science solutions across the enterprise.
• Lead efforts to support the creation of solutions and real mission outcomes in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Act as technical translator and role model for communicating needs and impacts to all levels.
• Maintain deep knowledge of AI landscape and evaluate applicability for production environments.
• Lead the creation, curation, and promotion of playbooks, best practices, and intellectual capital.
• Design, build, and improve production AI solutions.
• Own difficult technical problems from exploration to deployment and improvement.
• Write high‑quality software and contribute to enterprise capabilities.
• Build AI-enabled applications that integrate models, data, cloud services, APIs, and existing systems.
• Improve AI solutions with holistic algorithmic improvements.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies through hands-on experimentation for practical value.
• Build reusable components and reference implementations for teams to deliver AI capabilities.
• Mentor staff through solutioning of custom algorithms and enhancements.

Skills

Python production

Systems languages

Distributed systems

Signal processing

AI models from scratch

Production lifecycle

Production troubleshooting

LLM/ML models

Security & compliance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Maximus is seeking a lead AI engineer to drive production AI solutions across enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and improving algorithms with real data and production systems.

The position requires deep Python expertise, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and a track record of delivering scalable AI-driven software. Remote work is supported; US citizenship and Public Trust eligibility are noted preferences.