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Job Description
Title:
Lead AI Engineer Location:
Rockville, MD/McLean, VA (Hybrid 3 days onsite with 2 days remote)
Duration:
6 Months with possible extension Interview process: Coding Assessment, Phone, In-person Interview (MUST) Qualifications Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field PhD preferred but not required Experience 8 years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI Proven track record of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems Experience in regulated industries such as finance, legal, or healthcare strongly preferred Technical Skills Strong expertise in natural language processing and large language models Hands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, and performance testing Familiarity with multimodal AI, including text, image, and layout understanding Tools and Frameworks Strong Python development experience Experience with LLM orchestration or agent frameworks such as LangChain or AWS Strands Experience with vector databases such as PGVector or Pinecone Familiarity with document processing pipelines, including OCR and PDF parsing tools Systems and Infrastructure Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure Knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and best practices Strong background in scalable system design and distributed architectures