Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Fully Remote)

Partner Company; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Unlimited paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Partner Company in the United States seeks a Senior leader to direct the design, development, and delivery of complex, production-level machine learning and AI solutions. You will be a hands-on technical contributor and provide leadership across engineering teams and customer environments.

The role requires an advanced degree and at least 10 years of experience, plus a mandatory Active Secret clearance or higher and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Data Science, ML, CS or related discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional engineering teams across office-based, remote, and customer-facing environments.
• Active Secret security clearance or higher and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex, production-level machine learning and AI solutions.
• Serve as a hands-on technical contributor while providing leadership and guidance across engineering teams and customer environments.
• Define project scope, establish technical plans, coordinate resources, and drive execution through successful delivery.

Skills

Leadership across engineering teams

Hands-on technical contributor

Program coordination

Education

Advanced degree in Data Science, ML, CS

Job description

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex, production-level machine learning and AI solutions.
• Serve as a hands-on technical contributor while providing leadership and guidance across engineering teams and customer environments.
• Define project scope, establish technical plans, coordinate resources, and drive execution through successful delivery.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional engineering teams across office-based, remote, and customer-facing environments.
• Active Secret security clearance or higher and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.
• Base salary of $230,000–$280,000 per year with equity grants and cash bonuses.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus voluntary life and disability insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off, paid parental leave, and 401(k) retirement plan.

Partner Company

They build advanced AI systems for complex government applications, focusing on real-world, production-ready solutions. Their engineering team is mission-driven and collaborative, fostering strong technical practices across distributed teams.