Lead Engineer, AI Software

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Lead Engineer, AI Software is a AI Software Engineer role (full-time). with Maximus. in REMOTE, LOS ANGELES, US. Compensation shown: $180K–$200K. Imported listing (source: jobs.equest.com). Apply on the employer's site (jobs.equest.com).

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REMOTE · LOS ANGELES · US

$180K–$200K

Full-time

SENIOR

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Maximus is seeking a Lead Engineer, AI Software to join its AI Transformation and Experience team, building production software and AI capabilities for enterprise and government programs. This hands-on individual contributor role emphasizes strong software engineering fundamentals—APIs, infrastructure, security, testing, and observability—alongside AI/ML integration. The position is remote and requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

Design, build, ship, and operate production software systems incorporating AI and machine learning capabilities
Own difficult technical problems from exploration through deployment, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
Write high-quality code across application code, APIs, services, automated tests, infrastructure, and tooling
Build AI-enabled applications integrating models, enterprise data, cloud services, and existing systems
Apply engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and performance optimization
Evaluate emerging AI technologies through hands-on experimentation
Build reusable components, libraries, and reference implementations
Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and supporting production systems
3+ years of experience with AI, machine learning, or related technologies
5+ years designing or building solutions in cloud environments
Experience owning software through deployment, production operations, and maintenance
Strong software engineering fundamentals including system and API design, testing, and secure development
Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar cloud platforms
Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability
US Citizenship required; ability to obtain a Public Trust

Nice to Have

Deep expertise in Python demonstrated through production software
Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Rust, Go, C++, or C
Experience building distributed or cloud-native production systems
Experience diagnosing complex production problems across application, infrastructure, and data
Experience designing APIs, services, asynchronous workflows, and system integrations
Practical experience building applications with LLMs, ML models, or managed AI services
Experience in environments with security, privacy, reliability, or regulatory requirements
Experience mentoring engineers

Benefits

Health insurancelife insurancedisability insuranceretirement planpaid time offpaid holidays

Tech Stack

AWSAzureC#CI/CDC++GCPGoLLMsMachine LearningPythonRust

Maximus

McLean · US · 37200+ employees

Maximus, Inc. is a Virginia corporation established in 1975 and a leading provider of tech-enabled services to government agencies. It helps improve the delivery of public services for more than 100 million American citizens, as well as citizens in the U.K., Canada, and the Middle East, amid complex technological, health, economic, and social challenges. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Federal Services, U.S. Services, and Outside the U.S.