12,892 Ml Engineer jobs in the United States

About Velocity-X:
Velocity-X, a VelocityBlack company, constructs and deploys data management and analytics solutions for the defense and intelligence communities. We're proud to boast a world-class engineering team that thrives on rolling up their sleeves to solve your mission's biggest challenges.

Velocity-X is seeking a highly motivated and self-directed professional to fill the role of Machine Learning (ML) Engineer to support our team in Northern Virginia.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement machine learning models and algorithms to solve specific business problems.
• Build and maintain scalable and robust machine learning pipelines for data ingestion, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Transform machine learning models into deployable APIs and integrate them with existing applications and infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to understand requirements and translate them into practical ML solutions.
• Experiment with different machine learning techniques and algorithms to identify the most effective approaches for given problems.
• Evaluate model performance using appropriate metrics and iterate on models to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Monitor and maintain deployed models, ensuring their reliability and performance in production environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to machine learning models and pipelines.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning, deep learning, and related fields.
• Contribute to the development of best practices and standards for machine learning development and deployment within the team.
• Document machine learning models, experiments, and deployment processes.
• Potentially work with large datasets and big data technologies.
• Optimize machine learning models for performance and efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Master's in computer science, Machine Learning, or higher level degree is preferred with of 3+ years of related industry experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Data Science or related fields.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning models in a production environment.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with relevant machine learning libraries and frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms (e.g., regression, classification, clusting, dimensionality reduction, deep learning architectures).
• Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and data visualization techniques.
• Familiarity with data storage and processing technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL databases, Spark, Hadoop).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their machine learning services.
• Understanding of software development principles, version control (e.g., Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with specific areas of machine learning such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, or Recommender Systems.
• Experience with MLOps practices and tools for automating and monitoring machine learning workflows.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience with building and deploying RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with big data technologies and distributed computing.
• Experience with statistical modeling and inference.

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Velocity-X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

**This position requires either US Citizenship or Green Card status. Please do not apply if you do not meet this requirement.**

About the Role :

Be at the forefront of machine learning operations, enabling seamless deployment and management of ML models for leading tech firms. As an MLOps Engineer, you'll streamline AI pipelines, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance for mission-critical applications in dynamic industries.

Responsibilities :

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for ML model deployment using tools like Kubeflow or MLflow.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) for high-performance ML workloads.
• Monitor and improve model performance in production, addressing drift and latency issues.
• Collaborate with AI and data teams to automate workflows and enhance efficiency.
• Implement version control for models and datasets to ensure traceability.
• Conduct performance tuning for distributed ML systems to meet enterprise demands.
  
  Qualifications :
• 3+ years in DevOps or MLOps, with a focus on ML pipelines or infrastructure.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in Python and scripting for automation of ML workflows.
• Experience with ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch is a plus.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) for production systems.
• Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot complex pipeline issues.

About Wispr

Wispr Flow is making it as effortless to interact with your devices as talking to a close friend. Voice is the most natural, powerful way to communicate - and we're building the interfaces to make that a reality.

Today, Wispr Flow is the first voice dictation platform people use more than their keyboards - because it understands you perfectly on the first try. It's context-aware, personalized, and works anywhere you can type, on desktop or phone.

Dictation is just our first act. We're building the interaction layer for your computer - a system that's capable, understands you, and earns your trust. It will start by writing for you, then move to taking actions, and ultimately anticipate your needs before you ask.

We're a team of AI researchers, designers, growth experts, and engineers rethinking human-computer interaction from the ground up. We value high-agency teammates who communicate openly, obsess over users, and sweat the details. We thrive on spirited debate, truth-seeking, and real-world impact.

This year, we've grown our revenue 50% month-over-month and with our latest $30M Series A, this is just the beginning.

About the Role

As a ML engineer at Wispr, you'll play a crucial role in building the first capable, habit forming voice interface that scales to a billion users. Members of our technical staff are responsible for prototyping and designing new features of our voice interface, building infrastructure to handle <500ms LLM inference for millions of requests from everywhere around the world, and scaling the personalization of our speech models and LLMs with fine-tuning and RL.

What are we looking for?

• Previous founding or startup experience
• Experience optimizing ML inference or engineering systems for research teams
• Fluency in Python and LLM development
• Attention to detail and eagerness to learn
• Aptitude and clarity of thought
• Creativity, excellence in engineering, and code velocity

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

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About Oumi

Why we exist: Oumi is on a mission to make frontier AI truly open for all. We are founded on the belief that AI will have a transformative impact on humanity, and that developing it collectively, in the open, is the best path forward to ensure that it is done efficiently and safely.

What we do: Oumi provides an all-in-one platform to build state-of-the-art AI models, end to end, from data preparation to production deployment, empowering innovators to build cutting-edge models at any scale. Oumi also develops open foundation models in collaboration with academic collaborators and the open community.

Our Approach: Oumi is fundamentally an open-source first company, with open-collaboration across the community as a core principle. Our work is:

• Open Source First: All our platform and core technology is open source
• Research-driven: We conduct and publish original research in AI, collaborating with our community of academic research labs and collaborators
• Community-powered: We believe in the power of open-collaboration and welcome contributions from researchers and developers worldwide

Role Overview

The ML Engineer will be a crucial part of the team, working to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers Oumi's open AI platform. This role combines platform engineering with machine learning expertise, focusing on creating a reliable and scalable environment for open AI development. As an open-source project and platform, code excellence is key to ensure stability for our thousands of users with access and active contribution to state of the art research on our platform.

What you'll do:

• Training Infrastructure: Design, develop, and maintain the core platform infrastructure for Oumi, ensuring it is robust, scalable, and efficient for AI model development, training and deployment.
• ML Pipeline Implementation: Implement and optimize machine learning pipelines, including data preparation, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Scalability: Design and implement solutions for scaling the platform to handle large datasets and models, ensuring it can meet the needs of the community.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in the platform and ML pipelines, ensuring smooth execution and rapid iteration.
• Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring processes to ensure high reliability and efficiency.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the research and engineering teams to support their development workflows and ensure the platform meets their needs.
• Open Source Contribution: Contribute to and help guide the development of Oumi's open-source platform and models.

What you'll bring:

• Experience: Proven experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or related fields, with a strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code and cloud technologies.
• ML Knowledge: Solid understanding of machine learning concepts and experience with ML workflows, including data preparation, model training, and evaluation.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, with experience in software development practices.
• Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Scalability: Experience in designing scalable systems and implementing distributed computing architectures.
• Open Source: Familiarity with open-source projects and a passion for contributing to the open-source community.
• Values: Share Oumi's values: Beneficial for all, Customer-obsessed, Radical Ownership, Exceptional Teammates, Science-grounded.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $125,000 - $200,000
• Equity in a high-growth startup
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• 21 days PTO
• Regular team offsites and events

Location:

Hybrid work environment, with offices in:

• Seattle, WA
• Palo Alto, CA
• New York, NY

Who we are?
Typeface is on a mission to help everyone express their unique imagination. We believe technology is a creative partner that empowers any company to tell their unique stories faster and easier than ever before. Generative AI platforms represent a major breakthrough to create content at tremendous speed and scale. For enterprises to successfully leverage their potential, they need to include their unique voice and style and ensure responsible AI practices. We unite content velocity with brand personalization and safety, so that every company can achieve its creative potential. We are looking for passionate individuals who want to help build a fast-growing GenAI company from the ground up.

Why join us?

• Bleeding edge technology: We explore uncharted territory at the intersection of art and science. We strive to revolutionize content, amplifying human creativity with cutting-edge AI in a safe and responsible way.
• Best-in-class product: We built the leading enterprise-grade generative AI solution, so any business, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, can 10x personalized content at scale. Typeface combines the best-in-class AI platforms across the board with our own brand-personalized AI model to hyper-personalize content at scale with a responsible AI approach.
• World-class team: Founded by the former CPO & CTO of Adobe, Abhay Parasnis, and a highly experienced team with a proven track record of building revolutionary, long-lasting AI, SaaS, and media technologists that are completely focused on customer impact.
• Top-tier Investors: Backed by top-tier venture capital firms: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Madrona, Menlo Ventures, and M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund). Check out our Series B announcement.
• Rapid customer traction : Overwhelming demand from Fortune 500 companies and popular digital-native brands from every industry.
• Awards & recognition: Honored to be a winner of 10+ industry awards for our unique approach to enterprise GenAI, including Fast Company's "Top 5 Next Big Things in Tech" and Adweek's AI Company of the Year.

The Mission:

As an Machine Learning Engineer , you will be responsible for building machine learning models/systems and innovative web applications that deliver the power of Generative AI to our customers. You will work closely with designers, product managers and other engineers driving the technical designs and implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

We are looking for a strong Machine Learning engineer to join our team and help us build innovative Generative AI solutions that deliver the power of Generative AI to our customers. You will be responsible for the following:

• Define the roadmap for generation of various content types including text, image, audio and video enabling us to generate brand-affinized, hyper-personalized, and safe content

• Own the delivery of key business, product and technology initiatives across design, specification, development, testing, and launch.

• Establish and implement processes for model training, fine-tuning, testing, and operating the Generative AI models at significant scale.

• Investigate, prototype and deliver innovative solutions

• Collaborate with other engineers, Product and Business Teams to identify new ways to improve our product and drive growth

• Establish a data-driven development culture by driving the definition, tracking, and operationalizing of feature, product, and company-level metrics

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master's degree in computer science or a related field

• Experience with building and evolving ML Training and Inferencing systems at significant scale with a purpose of solving real-world problems.

• 3+ years of prior experience designing, building and scaling systems for training, testing, and running Machine Learning models at scale

• Have a track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first author publications or projects

• Proficiency in Python, C/C++ (or equivalent)

• Ability to create self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and passionate about prototyping

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with AzureML, GCP Vertex, AWS Sagemaker or similar platforms

• Hands-on experience in deploying and tuning Generative AI models in cloud or on local system is a plus

• Experience working at a high-growth startup or tech company

• Publications and research experiences in ML venues and/or vision/language applications are a plus

Location

This is a hybrid role reporting to our Palo Alto office 3 days a week.

Base Salary

The salary range for this role is $140,000-$180,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.

Benefits for Full-time Employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for all employees
• Competitive salary and equity compensation
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Hybrid schedule with company provided lunch when in office
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Work with a fast-growing startup and be a part of an exciting journey

Equality Opportunity Statement

Typeface is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At Typeface, we embrace everyone and believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all employees, regardless of their background or identity. We value diversity in all its forms and strive to cultivate a culture where all employees can bring their best selves to work.

Role: ML Engineer
Location: San Jose, CA,Dallas,TX (Onsite)
Contract

Job Description:
Strong programming skills: Proficiency in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks. Solid understanding of machine learning concepts: Knowledge of supervised learning, transfer learning, and model optimization. Experience with LLMs: Familiarity with the architecture and training of large language models. Experience with PEFT techniques: Demonstrated experience with Lora and QLoRA or similar methods. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges. Good communication and teamwork skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with other team members.
Digital: Deep Learning, Digital: Machine Learning.
Machine learning, LLM, PEFT, LORA, QLORA, Python, Depp Learning

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests.
Requisition #: 1010 Job Title: ML Engineer Locations: Arlington, VA; Falls Church, VA; Fort Meade, MD; Tampa, FL; Doral, FL; Stuttgart Germany; Colorado Springs, CO; Scott Air Force Base, IL; Omaha, NE; Halawa, HI Clearance Level: Active DoD Top Secret
Overview: At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests. We are currently looking for an ML Engineer to support our contract with the DRAID CDAO ADA IR Program. As an ML Engineer at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.
Responsibilities/Duties: Build Scalable Data & ML Infrastructure * Design and implement medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) using Databricks for reliable data processing and ML model training * Develop automated data pipelines that process structured and unstructured data from multiple sources into analytics-ready formats * Create robust ETL/ELT workflows using Apache Spark and modern data engineering practices for both batch and streaming data * Build and maintain data quality monitoring and validation systems across the entire data and ML lifecycle Drive ML Platform Excellence * Implement MLOps best practices including automated model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring using MLflow and Databricks workflows * Design scalable ML inference systems that handle high-volume, low-latency predictions in production environments * Create comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for model performance, data drift, and system health * Build self-service ML capabilities that enable data scientists to deploy and monitor their own models efficiently
Enable Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence * Design and maintain data models that support both machine learning workloads and business intelligence requirements * Create integration points between ML systems and business intelligence platforms (Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik Sense) * Implement data governance standards and metadata management systems that ensure data quality and compliance * Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to optimize data architecture for both predictive modeling and reporting needs
Ensure Data Quality & Governance * Implement comprehensive data governance frameworks including data lineage tracking, quality monitoring, and compliance controls * Design and maintain data catalogs and metadata management systems that enable efficient data discovery across the organization * Establish data quality standards and automated testing frameworks for both analytical and ML workloads * Work with stakeholders to define data definitions, business logic, and governance policies
Integrate with Enterprise Systems * Build integrations with MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) environments to support operational and predictive analytics * Connect Databricks-based systems with enterprise data warehouses, streaming platforms, and business applications * Implement security and compliance controls that meet enterprise requirements while enabling self-service capabilities * Collaborate with platform engineers to integrate ML systems with broader application architecture and infrastructure Required Skills - What You'll Bring : * 5+ years of technical experience, including 3+ years building production data pipelines and ML infrastructure using distributed computing platforms like Databricks. * Strong data engineering skills in Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL with experience implementing medallion architecture and modern data platform patterns * Production ML systems experience including model deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices in cloud environments * Data architecture expertise with experience designing scalable data processing systems and implementing data governance frameworks * Experience integrating with platforms such as Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI, MAVEN Smart System (Palantir), or similar. Preferred Skills - What Would Set You Apart : * Deep expertise in distributed computing, performance optimization, and large-scale data processing using Databricks and Apache Spark * Advanced MLOps knowledge including automated retraining, model versioning, model testing frameworks, and production ML monitoring * Experience conducting regression analysis, and building predictive models for business applications with measurable impact * Advanced statistical knowledge including experimental design, hypothesis testing, causal inference, and statistical modeling techniques * Experience designing and building enterprise-level dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics platforms * Analytics platform knowledge including experience with Advana / MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) or similar enterprise analytics environments Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Apply for this job

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests.
Requisition #: 1010 Job Title: ML Engineer Locations: Arlington, VA; Falls Church, VA; Fort Meade, MD; Tampa, FL; Doral, FL; Stuttgart Germany; Colorado Springs, CO; Scott Air Force Base, IL; Omaha, NE; Halawa, HI Clearance Level: Active DoD Top Secret
Overview: At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests. We are currently looking for an ML Engineer to support our contract with the DRAID CDAO ADA IR Program. As an ML Engineer at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.
Responsibilities/Duties: Build Scalable Data & ML Infrastructure * Design and implement medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) using Databricks for reliable data processing and ML model training * Develop automated data pipelines that process structured and unstructured data from multiple sources into analytics-ready formats * Create robust ETL/ELT workflows using Apache Spark and modern data engineering practices for both batch and streaming data * Build and maintain data quality monitoring and validation systems across the entire data and ML lifecycle Drive ML Platform Excellence * Implement MLOps best practices including automated model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring using MLflow and Databricks workflows * Design scalable ML inference systems that handle high-volume, low-latency predictions in production environments * Create comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for model performance, data drift, and system health * Build self-service ML capabilities that enable data scientists to deploy and monitor their own models efficiently
Enable Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence * Design and maintain data models that support both machine learning workloads and business intelligence requirements * Create integration points between ML systems and business intelligence platforms (Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik Sense) * Implement data governance standards and metadata management systems that ensure data quality and compliance * Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to optimize data architecture for both predictive modeling and reporting needs
Ensure Data Quality & Governance * Implement comprehensive data governance frameworks including data lineage tracking, quality monitoring, and compliance controls * Design and maintain data catalogs and metadata management systems that enable efficient data discovery across the organization * Establish data quality standards and automated testing frameworks for both analytical and ML workloads * Work with stakeholders to define data definitions, business logic, and governance policies
Integrate with Enterprise Systems * Build integrations with MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) environments to support operational and predictive analytics * Connect Databricks-based systems with enterprise data warehouses, streaming platforms, and business applications * Implement security and compliance controls that meet enterprise requirements while enabling self-service capabilities * Collaborate with platform engineers to integrate ML systems with broader application architecture and infrastructure Required Skills - What You'll Bring : * 5+ years of technical experience, including 3+ years building production data pipelines and ML infrastructure using distributed computing platforms like Databricks. * Strong data engineering skills in Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL with experience implementing medallion architecture and modern data platform patterns * Production ML systems experience including model deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices in cloud environments * Data architecture expertise with experience designing scalable data processing systems and implementing data governance frameworks * Experience integrating with platforms such as Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI, MAVEN Smart System (Palantir), or similar. Preferred Skills - What Would Set You Apart : * Deep expertise in distributed computing, performance optimization, and large-scale data processing using Databricks and Apache Spark * Advanced MLOps knowledge including automated retraining, model versioning, model testing frameworks, and production ML monitoring * Experience conducting regression analysis, and building predictive models for business applications with measurable impact * Advanced statistical knowledge including experimental design, hypothesis testing, causal inference, and statistical modeling techniques * Experience designing and building enterprise-level dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics platforms * Analytics platform knowledge including experience with Advana / MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) or similar enterprise analytics environments Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Apply for this job

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests.
Requisition #: 1010 Job Title: ML Engineer Locations: Arlington, VA; Falls Church, VA; Fort Meade, MD; Tampa, FL; Doral, FL; Stuttgart Germany; Colorado Springs, CO; Scott Air Force Base, IL; Omaha, NE; Halawa, HI Clearance Level: Active DoD Top Secret
Overview: At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility-leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation's vital interests. We are currently looking for an ML Engineer to support our contract with the DRAID CDAO ADA IR Program. As an ML Engineer at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.
Responsibilities/Duties: Build Scalable Data & ML Infrastructure * Design and implement medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) using Databricks for reliable data processing and ML model training * Develop automated data pipelines that process structured and unstructured data from multiple sources into analytics-ready formats * Create robust ETL/ELT workflows using Apache Spark and modern data engineering practices for both batch and streaming data * Build and maintain data quality monitoring and validation systems across the entire data and ML lifecycle Drive ML Platform Excellence * Implement MLOps best practices including automated model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring using MLflow and Databricks workflows * Design scalable ML inference systems that handle high-volume, low-latency predictions in production environments * Create comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for model performance, data drift, and system health * Build self-service ML capabilities that enable data scientists to deploy and monitor their own models efficiently
Enable Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence * Design and maintain data models that support both machine learning workloads and business intelligence requirements * Create integration points between ML systems and business intelligence platforms (Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik Sense) * Implement data governance standards and metadata management systems that ensure data quality and compliance * Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to optimize data architecture for both predictive modeling and reporting needs
Ensure Data Quality & Governance * Implement comprehensive data governance frameworks including data lineage tracking, quality monitoring, and compliance controls * Design and maintain data catalogs and metadata management systems that enable efficient data discovery across the organization * Establish data quality standards and automated testing frameworks for both analytical and ML workloads * Work with stakeholders to define data definitions, business logic, and governance policies
Integrate with Enterprise Systems * Build integrations with MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) environments to support operational and predictive analytics * Connect Databricks-based systems with enterprise data warehouses, streaming platforms, and business applications * Implement security and compliance controls that meet enterprise requirements while enabling self-service capabilities * Collaborate with platform engineers to integrate ML systems with broader application architecture and infrastructure Required Skills - What You'll Bring : * 5+ years of technical experience, including 3+ years building production data pipelines and ML infrastructure using distributed computing platforms like Databricks. * Strong data engineering skills in Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL with experience implementing medallion architecture and modern data platform patterns * Production ML systems experience including model deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices in cloud environments * Data architecture expertise with experience designing scalable data processing systems and implementing data governance frameworks * Experience integrating with platforms such as Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI, MAVEN Smart System (Palantir), or similar. Preferred Skills - What Would Set You Apart : * Deep expertise in distributed computing, performance optimization, and large-scale data processing using Databricks and Apache Spark * Advanced MLOps knowledge including automated retraining, model versioning, model testing frameworks, and production ML monitoring * Experience conducting regression analysis, and building predictive models for business applications with measurable impact * Advanced statistical knowledge including experimental design, hypothesis testing, causal inference, and statistical modeling techniques * Experience designing and building enterprise-level dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics platforms * Analytics platform knowledge including experience with Advana / MAVEN Smart Systems (Palantir Foundry) or similar enterprise analytics environments Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
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