Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Active Secret Clearance)
Core
Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex, production-level machine learning and AI solutions for government applications, combining hands-on engineering with technical leadership.
Role type
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead
Builds
Production-ready AI systems and machine learning models for real-world government applications
Domain
Government / Defense / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning engineering, Python, systems programming languages, algorithm design, data structures, cloud development, model deployment, technical leadership, cross-functional team management, customer collaboration
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, messaging/streaming technologies (NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ), AI agents and agentic workflows, secure government environment experience
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; Define project scope, establish technical plans, coordinate resources, and drive execution; Build, train, evaluate, optimize, and deploy machine learning models; Design and implement algorithms, data structures, production analytics, and software architectures; Collaborate directly with customers to understand challenges and shape solutions; Mentor and support engineers across distributed teams
