Job Description
Forward deployed Machine Learning Engineer
Active U.S. Secret clearance required to be considered for this role
Working on a high-impact opportunity with a venture-backed team building AI systems used in real-world national security environments.
This is not a research role.
You’ll be building and shipping production LLM systems that operate in secure, mission-critical settings.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and deploying LLM systems (RAG, embeddings, vector search)
- Building APIs and backend services for AI-powered applications
- Working across the full stack from data pipelines to inference
- Shipping systems into secure, sometimes air-gapped environments
What They’re Looking For
- Strong backend engineering skills (Python and/or JavaScript)
- Experience deploying ML systems into production
- Hands-on with LLMs, vector databases, or agentic workflows
- Comfortable owning systems end-to-end in a fast-moving environment
Requirements
- Active U.S. Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
- U.S. Citizenship required
- No Sponsorship provided
Location: DC / WMA OR Remote
Excellent Salary+ meaningful equity