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Software Engineer, Applied AI
$165K–$210K
Washington, DC +1 · Full-time · Posted May 28, 2025
- Location
- Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- Professional work experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning algorithm development; no number of years stated.
- Education
- Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.
About the job
Develops and deploys machine-learning models and algorithms for web applications that interpret text, images, video, and user interactions at scale.
What you'll do
- Design and develop machine-learning solutions for complex web applications, following best practices and architectural standards.
- Build algorithms to understand visual and textual content and platform user interactions.
- Create classification and supervised or semi-supervised models for large-scale sources and content.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Professional work experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning algorithm development.
- Knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure such as AWS and AI/ML concepts including computer vision, NLP, LLMs, and generative AI.
- Ability to operate a Vector Database, program in TypeScript and Python, and pre-train and fine-tune large language models.
Nice to have
- Prior experience as a software architect or in technical leadership.
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards, or prior experience in a start-up organization.
Pay
$165,000 - $210,000 USD base salary
Tools
AWS, Vector Database, TypeScript, Python
AI focus
Builds classification and other machine-learning models for text, images, and video; develops algorithms for content and user interactions; pre-trains and fine-tunes large language models, including generative AI.
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