AI​/ML Engineer II

Location

HQ – Leawood, KS 66211 (primarily headquarters; some hybrid/remote positions available in Arlington, VA, Washington, DC, and Maryland with up to 10% travel)

Full‑Time – Clearance Eligible

Eligible for Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI clearance. U.S. citizenship required. No visa sponsorship.

• Design and implement end‑to‑end ML workflows supporting semantic search, classification, entity resolution, and retrieval.
• Build production‑ready AI services with strong attention to reliability, testability, and maintainability.
• Develop and tune embedding pipelines, retrieval systems, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) components.
• Collaborate with data engineering and backend teams to integrate ML capabilities into scalable systems.
• Implement evaluation workflows tied to measurable mission performance (accuracy, latency, robustness).
• Support deployment, monitoring, and versioning of ML models as part of a disciplined MLOps lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture discussions and propose solutions aligned to platform constraints and mission needs.

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3–6 years of experience building applied ML systems or NLP workflows.
• Strong Python development skills; production‑quality services.
• Experience training, tuning, evaluating, and deploying ML models.
• Familiarity with modern ML/NLP libraries (Transformers, spaCy, scikit‑learn, PyTorch).
• Exposure to cloud environments and containerized deployment patterns.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

• Experience with embeddings, vector search, RAG, and semantic retrieval systems.
• Familiarity with MLflow, DVC, Kubeflow, Sage Maker, or similar tooling.
• Experience with graph‑based retrieval, agentic systems, or tool‑use architectures.
• Experience supporting defense, intelligence, ISR, or mission environments.

• Competitive base salary.
• Quarterly performance bonuses.
• Equity participation within first 12 months.
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid company holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Weekly in‑office catering at HQ.
• 401(k) plan (no current employer match, under consideration).
• PPO, HSA, and TRICARE Supplement medical options.
• Above‑market HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
• Dental and vision plans above national averages.
• Employer‑paid life insurance (1× salary).
• Employer‑paid Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability.
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
• Up to $300/month in tax‑advantaged commuter benefits.

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