Senior Applied AI-Machine Learning Engineer

Atlas Technologies, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and operationalize advanced AI/ML solutions that deliver measurable value across mission, operational, and business domains.

You will shape architectures, select models, and lead end-to-end pipelines with domain partners, delivering robust AI-enabled apps. The role requires deep research and hands-on engineering, with opportunities to mentor engineers, drive governance, and implement responsible AI practices

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of applied AI/ML engineering with production deployments.
• Experience with LLMs, fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt engineering.
• Strong Python proficiency and ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, HF).
• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search.
• Experience in real-world, air-gapped environments and CI/CD for ML.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI/ML tools for generative use cases.
• Develop end-to-end ML pipelines: data ingestion, training, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Implement production-grade inference systems and integrate models into apps.
• Lead experimentation, hypotheses, evaluations, and performance improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering to build robust, secure AI architectures.
• Provide prompt tuning and bias mitigation for safety and accuracy.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal standards.
• Ensure responsible AI, governance, explainability, and ethics.

Skills

Senior-level experience

Applied AI/ML engineering

Model evaluation & experimentation

Communication with executives

Production deployments

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving in real-world domains

Leadership & mentoring

Responsible AI & governance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/ML/DS/Engineering

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Hugging Face

LangChain

Jupyter/Python

MLflow

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Databricks

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Career Opportunities with Atlas Technologies, Inc.

Senior Applied AI-Machine Learning Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and operationalize advanced AI/ML solutions that solve high-impact mission, operational, and business problems. This role blends deep technical expertise with practical, hands‑on engineering, building AI enabled applications, deploying them into production systems, and working closely with product, engineering, and domain teams to deliver measurable value.

You will play a lead role in shaping solution architectures, selecting the right models and frameworks, developing experiments, and translating complex concepts into working capabilities that end users can rely on. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable in research, prototyping, and applied engineering environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI/ML tools for generative AI use cases
• Develop end‑to‑end ML pipelines, including LLM tool integration, data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and monitoring
• Implement production‑grade inference systems and integrate ML models into applications, APIs, and microservices
• Lead experimentation, define hypotheses, run evaluations, assess model performance, and identify improvement strategies
• Work closely with engineering teams to build robust, secure, and maintainable AI‑enabled architectures
• Provide periodic instruction and prompt fine‑tuning to resolve newly discovered hallucination vectors, user‑reported biases, or changes in operational terminology.
• Partner with domain SMEs to translate real‑world constraints into effective features, labels, and model requirements
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and foundation models and recommend their use in mission‑relevant applications
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal standards, coding practices, and reusable components
• Ensure responsible AI practices, bias evaluation, data governance, model explainability, and ethical use of automated systems
• Prepare demos, prototypes, and proof‑of‑concept integrations that clearly illustrate feasibility and value

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in applied AI/ML engineering, including production deployments
• Experience with LLMs, fine‑tuning, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, or custom model training
• Experience with vector databases, high‑dimensional embeddings, and semantic search
• Experience applying LoRA adapters for efficient fine‑tuning of foundation models, including training, evaluation, and integration into production pipelines
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit‑learn, Hugging Face, LangChain, or similar
• Experience building and operating AI/ML systems in air‑gapped environments
• Deep understanding of model development: supervised/unsupervised learning, neural networks, transformers, time‑series, embeddings
• Familiarity with modern AI/ML ops tooling: MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, Databricks, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of API design, microservices, containers, and CI/CD for ML
• Ability to connect technical solutions to business value and communicate effectively with executives and non‑technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure AI Foundry environments
• Exposure to reinforcement learning or agentic systems
• Experience building real‑time or low‑latency ML inference systems
• Experience in mission‑driven, regulated, or national security‑oriented environments (if applicable)
• Strong UI/UX or front‑end awareness for integrated model experiences (optional)

What We’re Looking For
A senior engineer who is:

• Curious and experimental, but also practical and grounded
• Capable of taking a loosely defined problem and creating a working solution
• Comfortable presenting concepts, demoing prototypes, and explaining tradeoffs
• Passionate about building AI systems that deliver measurable, real‑world impact

Want to hear more? Read on to see what our Team Members say about their experience:

“From day 1, I knew Atlas Tech was where I wanted to be. Atlas’ culture embraces creativeness, community involvement, and taking care of their employees. If you’re looking for a great place to work, come join us!” - Blane

“I could not have asked for a better company to transition from Active‑Duty military to civilian life. Atlas not only provides opportunities for professional growth, but it’s also highly encouraged. The passion and appreciation for what we do that is displayed every day, makes it exciting for me to come to work each day.” - Laurence

Atlas Tech is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected.

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Atlas Tech offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and an opportunity to make a positive impact in your own community.