Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Core
Lead technical direction and delivery of large-scale, high-stakes AI/ML platforms in national security and intelligence environments.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Machine Learning Engineer (National Security & AI Safety)
Builds
Production-grade AI-powered platforms, shared model deployment libraries, and CI/CD pipelines for government clients.
Domain
National Security, Intelligence, AI Safety, High-Risk Environments
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cloud-native ecosystem mastery, Kubernetes orchestration, TensorFlow/PyTorch operationalization, large-scale platform architecture, agentic system design, CI/CD pipeline design, team leadership and coaching
Preferred skills
Experience with frontier AI safety red teaming, defining engineering standards for agentic systems, aligning multi-disciplinary teams with business objectives
Technologies
Kubernetes, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Responsibilities
Designing and maintaining scalable ML systems, driving development of shared model deployment infrastructure, leading model integration via APIs, overseeing complex workstreams in high-risk environments, defining testing frameworks and model versioning, managing and coaching engineering teams, executing recommendations for new AI frameworks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities