Lead AI/ML Engineer - Full Stack Development
Remote
Full Time
Lead Level
9+ years
Posted 3 weeks ago
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The Lead AI/ML Engineer is a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, building, and deploying advanced AI/ML solutions across the full application stack. This role drives innovation and scalable AI adoption within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and deploy scalable AI/ML platforms and full stack application solutions, spanning model training, inference, APIs, and user experiences
- Implement AI/ML computing infrastructures and application stacks using frameworks such as AWS Bedrock core/Google ADK, with orchestration using AWS AgentCore for multi agent workflows
- Design end to end pipelines covering data ingestion, feature processing, model serving, and observability
- Build and maintain production grade backend services and APIs using Java and Python
- Develop and integrate frontend and lightweight UI components (e.g., dashboards, internal tools) to operationalize AI workflows and analytics
- Apply modern software engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud native deployment
- Partner closely with data scientists, product managers, UX teams, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable AI and full stack solutions
- Lead technical design reviews, guide architectural decisions, and oversee model evaluation, optimization, and deployment cycles
- Mentor junior and senior engineers, setting clear expectations for code quality, system design, and operational readiness
- Conduct applied research to advance capabilities in Generative AI, NLP, NLU, computer vision, and predictive modeling
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated success designing and delivering high quality, commercial full stack applications in production environments
- 6+ years of hands on proficiency in Java, Python, SQL, and Linux shell scripting, with production experience in distributed systems
- 5+ years of AI/ML engineering experience, including deploying models at scale and leading or mentoring technical teams
- 4+ years of Strong cloud experience in various CSPs ( especially AWS)
- 2+ years of applied AI/ML experience, including deep learning, NLP/NLU, semantic understanding, intent classification, ASR, predictive modeling, and time series analysis
- 2+ years of experience in MongoDB and MLOps
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 6+ years hands-on proficiency in Java, Python, SQL, and Linux shell scripting, and 5+ years of AI/ML engineering experience
Nice to Have
- Proven cloud experience with Google Cloud (Vertex AI) and working knowledge of AWS, including cloud native architectures, containerization, and orchestration
- Hands on experience with Hadoop ecosystems, and MLOps practices for model lifecycle management
- Experience integrating AI/ML models into end to end, user facing applications
- Solid understanding of API based architectures, distributed data systems, and scalable backend services
- Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments with governance and compliance requirements
- Proven ability to clearly present complex analytical and AI concepts to both technical and non technical audiences
- Solid grounding in statistics, probability theory, optimization, simulation, and data modeling
Skills
Python
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SQL
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AWS
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Google Cloud
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Java
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Generative AI
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CI/CD
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Containerization
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MongoDB
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Google ADK
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Vertex AI
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NLP
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MLOps
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Computer Vision
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Hadoop
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Predictive Modeling
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NLU
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Linux shell scripting
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AWS Bedrock core
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AWS AgentCore
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Cloud Native Deployment
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* Required skills
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Incentive and recognition programs
About Optum
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses, is one of the nation's leading health care organizations, providing coordinated and accountable care across 40+ locations in Houston.
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