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Posted on 2025/12/20

Machine Learning Engineer (Secret clearance or above required)

Stem IT

Arlington, VA, United States

Full-time

Qualifications

  • The ideal candidate will be well versed with Python and have worked with: Docker/Kubernetes, ML training models, LLM's, and agentic + generative AI frameworks & patterns
  • Masters degree/PHD in related field
  • Experience finetuning and deploying LLM's
  • Experience with data engineering and big data technologies like: Spark, Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar
  • Experience with frameworks such as: Langchain, Hugging Face, GPT, or similar
  • Experience with cloud solutions
  • Programming experience with Java, Haskell, Go, Scala, Rust or other similar languages
  • Background with microservice architecture

Benefits

  • Full-time Direct hire with amazing benefits
  • Competitive Equity package
  • Education/tuition reimbursement plans
  • Plethora of healthcare options
  • Employee retirement matching plans
  • Yearly bonus plans
  • Many more

Responsibilities

  • A few responsibilities include: building machine learning/language learning models, utilizing nascent AI frameworks, running DevOps deployments with Kubernetes/Docker, as well as designing and delivering AI solutions to enhance and ship applications into production

Full Description

Series D funded AI software firm in the defense space is hiring a Senior ML Engineer for its Arlington, Virginia based operations(hybrid with 3 days on-site).

A few responsibilities include: building machine learning/language learning models, utilizing nascent AI frameworks, running DevOps deployments with Kubernetes/Docker, as well as designing and delivering AI solutions to enhance and ship applications into production.

The ideal candidate will be well versed with Python and have worked with: Docker/Kubernetes, ML training models, LLM's, and agentic + generative AI frameworks & patterns.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field

  • Active Secret clearance or above (TS or TS/SCI preferred)

  • Proficient with Python and Python data stack (PyTorchm NumPy, Matplotlib, etc,)

  • Experience with agentic AI patterns and frameworks

  • Experience building ML training models and algorithms

  • Background with generative AI, including transformers and/or LLM project work

  • Experience with deployments and containerization with Docker and/or K8's

Great to have:

  • Masters degree/PHD in related field

  • Experience finetuning and deploying LLM's

  • Experience with data engineering and big data technologies like: Spark, Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar

  • Experience with frameworks such as: Langchain, Hugging Face, GPT, or similar

  • Experience with cloud solutions

  • Programming experience with Java, Haskell, Go, Scala, Rust or other similar languages

  • Background with microservice architecture

Benefits:

  • Full-time Direct hire with amazing benefits

  • Competitive Equity package

  • Education/tuition reimbursement plans

  • Plethora of healthcare options

  • Employee retirement matching plans

  • Yearly bonus plans

  • Many more

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