McLean, VA ; Washington, D.C Hybrid Employment $175,000.00 - $225,000.00

Raft is hiring a Lead AI/ML Engineer

About the Role

The role involves leading the development of AI and machine learning platforms, guiding technical direction, and ensuring scalable, maintainable implementations across research and product teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and deployment of machine learning systems
  • Collaborate with research teams to transition prototypes into production
  • Design scalable data pipelines for training and inference
  • Optimize model performance and latency across workloads
  • Mentor engineers on best practices in ML engineering
  • Define standards for model monitoring and observability
  • Evaluate and integrate new AI frameworks and tools
  • Ensure reproducibility and versioning of ML experiments
  • Work across teams to align infrastructure with research goals
  • Drive automation in model training and deployment workflows
  • Troubleshoot production issues in distributed systems
  • Contribute to technical roadmap planning
  • Implement security and access controls for ML assets
  • Support efficient resource utilization in cloud environments
  • Maintain documentation for ML pipelines and APIs
  • Promote testing and validation practices for models
  • Coordinate with product teams on feature integration
  • Assess performance metrics and model drift
  • Guide selection of hardware accelerators for workloads
  • Foster collaboration between engineering and data science
  • Ensure compliance with data governance policies
  • Optimize cost-efficiency in training and serving
  • Lead code reviews and system design discussions
  • Stay current with advancements in AI/ML research
  • Contribute to open-source projects when applicable

Nice to Have

  • Master’s or PhD in computer science or related field
  • Experience leading ML teams or projects
  • Contributions to open-source ML tools
  • Publications or presentations in AI/ML venues
  • Experience with federated learning systems
  • Knowledge of edge ML deployment
  • Background in natural language processing
  • Experience with reinforcement learning
  • Familiarity with differential privacy techniques
  • Work with low-latency inference systems
  • Prior work in startup environments
  • Experience with regulatory compliance in AI
  • Understanding of ethical AI principles
  • Worked on multimodal AI systems
  • Led cross-functional initiatives

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity and benefits

Work Arrangement

Remote-friendly with flexible hours

Team

Small, fast-moving team focused on AI infrastructure

Tech Stack

Python, PyTorch, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Ray, MLflow, Prometheus, Git, Kafka

Impact

  • Your work will directly shape the reliability and scalability of AI systems used by researchers and developers worldwide
  • You will influence the direction of core infrastructure that accelerates machine learning innovation

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Raft

Raft delivers scalable AI, data integration, and resilience, enhancing mission clarity and operational success. The company builds operator-first, software-first data and AI products that adapt to the mission and conform to the operator, enabling faster, trusted decisions anywhere, anytime.

Modern warfare is software-driven, and Raft is the foundation it’s built on. Their products unify and federate data from every sensor, system, and domain into one live, operational picture, while enabling trusted human-AI partnership and scaling from the tactical edge to enterprise environments.

Founded by Shubhi Mishra, Raft focuses on solving the hardest problems for the Department of Defense and public agencies, ensuring every decision is informed, trusted, and mission-ready across complex, data-saturated environments.

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