Aperio Global
Senior AI/ML Developer with TS/SCI + Polygraph
Mclean Virginia · Senior
No sponsorship$200k-$240kDetected 96 days ago
TypeScriptPythonPostgreSQLVector DatabasesAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsRESTMachine LearningAirflowData AnalysisData EngineeringNLPLLMsRAGMLOpsAI OrchestrationStatisticsA/B TestingRecruiting
About the role
- How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport.
- We view the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics as an empirical discipline as rigorous and consequential as any field in science or engineering.
- That means we bring intellectual honesty, accountability, and transparency to every problem we take on.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and prototype solutions leveraging RAG architectures, LLMs, and emerging AI/ML technologies
- Build and iterate on proof-of-concept applications to evaluate and demonstrate new AI capabilities
- Design, develop, and integrate RESTful APIs to enable data retrieval and exchange across systems
- Own data modeling, querying, and performance optimization in PostgreSQL for AI/ML contexts
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers to evaluate approaches, document results, and recommend technical next steps
- Share insights and findings to support team-wide knowledge growth in AI/ML advancements
- We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and fairness.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (required at time of application)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant technical experience in software engineering and AI/ML development
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing RAG pipelines and LLM-based solutions
- Demonstrated experience with large language models (LLMs), including prompt engineering, model evaluation, and transformer architectures
- Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs for data exchange and system integration
- Cloud infrastructure experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure including deploying and testing AI prototypes.
Nice to have
- Experience with vector databases such as pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, or Chroma to support semantic search and AI/ML workflows
- Familiarity with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack
- Background or interest in geospatial data, systems, or analytic tools (e.g., PostGIS, GDAL )
- Familiarity with MLOps practices including model deployment, versioning, and monitoring
- Background or interest in working with geospatial data, systems, or analytic tools.
Compensation
- The salary range for this role represents Aperio's good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.
Benefits
- That's why we have crafted a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you make the best decision for yourself, your family and your lifestyle.
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with 100% employer match up to 6%
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
Company info
- At Aperio Global, we understand the value of investing in our most important asset-our employees.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
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