Senior Data & AI Engineer: Build & Deploy ML Systems

Cisive; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisive is hiring an experienced data and AI engineer to design end-to-end data infrastructure for extraction, cleaning, and storage of data. You will develop AI/ML systems and products for internal and external use and work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes independence, strong Python skills, and experience with modern ML tooling. Candidates should be comfortable spanning data engineering, AI engineering, and product-oriented

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Physics/Math or similar field; Master’s preferred.
• 3-5 years in data/ML/AI engineering or related roles.
• Experience designing data infrastructure and AI/ML systems for production.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data infrastructure to extract, clean, move and store data.
• Independently develop AI/ML systems and products for internal and external use.
• Communicate with business stakeholders to understand needs and deliver solutions.
• Collaborate across data engineering, AI, and product teams to manage projects.

Skills

Communication

Independent problem-solving

Project management

Adaptability

3-5 years experience in data/ML/AI

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Physics/Mathematics

Master's degree a plus

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Claude/OpenAI SDKs

vLLM

FastAPI

Pydantic

MLflow

LangSmith/LangFuse

Databricks

Spark

Azure

Job description

Cisive is hiring an experienced data and AI engineer to design end-to-end data infrastructure for extraction, cleaning, and storage of data. You will develop AI/ML systems and products for internal and external use and work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes independence, strong Python skills, and experience with modern ML tooling. Candidates should be comfortable spanning data engineering, AI engineering, and product-oriented