Senior AI Systems Engineer — Remote

Maximus; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Lead AI Systems Engineer to join the AI Transformation and Experience team, building software and AI capabilities used across the enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role focuses on scalable, well-designed applications with robust testing, security, and observability.

You will lead design, build, deploy, and improve AI-enabled software, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years of AI/ML experience
• 5+ years designing or building cloud solutions
• Experience owning software through deployment and production operations
• Strong API design, testing, source control, and secure development
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into software systems
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues

Responsibilities

• Design, build, ship, and operate production software systems with AI/ML capabilities
• Own difficult technical problems from exploration to deployment and evolution
• Write high-quality software, APIs, services, and tests
• Build AI-enabled applications integrating models, data, cloud services, and legacy systems
• Apply automated testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and performance optimization
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies for practical production value
• Create reusable components and patterns for other teams
• Mentor engineers through reviews, pairing, and design discussions

Skills

Python

Systems programming (Rust/Go/C/C++)

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

APIs design

ML/AI integration

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Lead AI Systems Engineer to join the AI Transformation and Experience team, building software and AI capabilities used across the enterprise and government programs. This hands-on role focuses on scalable, well-designed applications with robust testing, security, and observability.

You will lead design, build, deploy, and improve AI-enabled software, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams.