[Remote] Lead AI Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Maximus is an organization focused on leveraging AI technologies, and they are seeking a Lead AI Software Engineer to join their AI Accelerator team. The role involves architecting and optimizing scalable AI systems, integrating AI models in production, and collaborating across teams to deliver innovative AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced AI software applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and integration with enterprise systems.
• Responsible for developing and modifying systems software (i.e., software for use in operating/controlling hardware and providing a platform for running internal end-user/business applications).
• Develop and communicate descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive insights/algorithms.
• Apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory and machine learning using code for tool building, statistical analysis and modeling, using both general purpose software and statistical languages.
• Lead technical implementation efforts in both theoretical and product design environments, translating complex algorithms and specifications into code while mentoring junior engineers and guiding team-level development practices.
• Develop, collaborate, and advance the applied and responsible use of AI, ML and data science solutions throughout the enterprise by finding the right fit of tools, technologies, processes, and automation to enable effective and efficient solutions for each unique situation.
• Contribute and lead the creation, curation, and promotion of playbooks, best practices, lessons learned and firm intellectual capital.
• Contribute to efforts across the enterprise to support the creation of solutions and real mission outcomes leveraging AI capabilities from Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, LLMs and classical machine learning.
• Maintain current knowledge and evaluation of the AI technology landscape and emerging developments and their applicability for use in production/operational environments.

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional Programming experience (e.g. Python, etc.)
• Proficiency in Software Engineering, DevOps, and modern development technologies and methodologies
• Experience with API programming
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with Machine Learning
• Experience working as a contributor on a team
• 3+ yrs experience in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• 7+ yrs experience in Software Development
• 4+ yrs experience with Cloud Solutioning
• Experience working as an individual contributor in AI
• Use of state-of-the-art technology to solve operational problems in AI and Machine Learning.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, common computing infrastructures/paradigms (stand alone and cloud), and software engineering principles
• Ability to design custom solutions in the AI and Advanced Analytics sphere for customers. This includes the ability to scope customer needs, identify currently existing technologies, and develop custom software solutions to fill any gaps in available off the shelf solutions.
• Ability to build reference implementations of operational AI & Advanced Analytics processing solutions.
• Use of a variety of programming languages, including but not limited to Python/Java and frontend frameworks for POC demos and dashboarding
• Use and development of program automation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and Agile
• Experience with deep learning model architecture development and philosophy
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 5+ yrs of related experience in AI, advanced analytics, computer science, or software development.
• Python Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Pandas

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• A retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Company Overview

• Providing government technology services, digitally enabled customer experiences, and clinical health services that change lives. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.maximus.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Maximus has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 32 in 2025, 39 in 2024, 50 in 2023, 42 in 2022, 36 in 2021, 42 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.