Senior AI​/ML Engineer

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Houston, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition

Join the dynamic and collaborative team at Katalyst Data Management (KDM)! KDM is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to help design, build, and operate the infrastructure that powers our next generation of AI-enabled data solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on technical leader who can scale production AI/ML systems, optimize GPU and cloud environments, and deliver reliable, secure platforms that support innovation for global energy clients.

Qualified candidates will bring strong engineering judgment, practical AI/ML deployment experience, and the ability to turn complex technical requirements into production‑ready solutions.

• Position Located in Houston, TX USA;
  Calgary, AB Canada; or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
• Full-Time position
• Hybrid Schedule Availability

Katalyst Data Management (KDM) is a global leader in subsurface data management solutions for the energy industry. For over 30 years, we have helped oil and gas companies, national governments, and energy organizations maximize the value of their data through secure storage, quality management, digital delivery, and online data marketing services. Our industry‑leading iGlass™ platform provides customers with reliable, secure, 24/7 access to critical subsurface information, supported by robust system redundancy and data protection controls.

Through innovation, technical expertise, and exceptional customer service, KDM continues to deliver trusted solutions to clients around the world.

Katalyst Data Management is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to serve as a technical lead for segments of our AI innovation platform. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where you will own architecture and day‑to‑day development for AI projects that move from prototype to production.

You will work directly with the Director of Innovation and a small, high‑velocity team to build, ship, and iterate AI capabilities that deliver real value to leading oil and gas clients worldwide. This is not a research‑only role; it requires sound architectural judgment, practical execution, and the ability to deliver production‑ready solutions in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

The position may be based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Houston, Texas; or Calgary, Alberta. We value adaptability and intellectual curiosity over mastery of any single technology stack, and we are especially interested in candidates who have repeatedly learned new tools quickly, made thoughtful technical decisions under uncertainty, and shipped AI/ML solutions that work in production.

• Operate, scale, and optimize production GPU environments supporting AI workloads, including inference/model serving, OCR and vision models, embeddings, and large‑scale document ingestion.
• Lead the design and implementation of production AI/ML services that support intelligent search, classification, retrieval, and natural language interfaces for subsurface and E&P data.
• Own technical architecture for core platform components, including retrieval systems, orchestration, model serving, and data pipelines, while balancing reliability, cost, security, and delivery speed.
• Build, maintain, and optimize retrieval systems using relational databases, full‑text search, and search or analytics platforms such as Elasticsearch/Open Search.
• Develop and maintain RAG‑style pipelines, including embeddings, vector search, hybrid retrieval, reranking, grounding, and evaluation against real customer workflows.
• Integrate LLM…