Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Remote AI Startup

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Remote AI StartupJoin to apply for the Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Remote AI Startup role at Jaxon.AI.Position Name: Senior Machine Learning EngineerLocation: RemoteEmployment Type: Full-timeNotes: Direct Hire. No third-party assistance is approved for this role.Apply Here: The JobAt Jaxon, we’re focused on making AI trustworthy for mission-critical environments. Our core technology is built to enable the safe deployment of AI in high-stakes settings, particularly across the Department of Defense. While our company supports both commercial and government applications, this role is dedicated to the defense side. As a Machine Learning Engineer at Jaxon, you’ll be embedded on a sensitive project designed to help solidify the U.S. government's ability to use AI reliably. The work centers on advancing machine learning capabilities to meet the rigor and reliability required for national security operations.Jaxon’s product, Domain-Specific AI Language (DSAIL), forms the basis of most of our deployments. This role will focus on increasing security and reliability for our customers through implementing and building on DSAIL’s capabilities. A particular emphasis is placed on addressing the fundamental limitations of LLMs – specifically around context and logical reasoning.ResponsibilitiesCollaborate Across Teams: Work with cross-functional, geographically distributed teams to integrate ML models into existing systems and workflows, enhancing product capabilities.Optimize Data Processing and Model Performance: Conduct data management including preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation to improve accuracy and efficiency.Technical Proficiency with an NLP focus: Demonstrate solid machine learning engineering experience, particularly with NLP applications and unstructured data in a cloud environment. Fluency in Python is essential.Understand Large Language Models: Familiar with model deployment, optimization of LLM parameters for specific behaviors, and general understanding of LLM functionality and use cases. Experience with AI/LLM governance and guardrail development is a plus.Soft SkillsAbility to context switch as neededAbility to communicate findings and recommendations clearly to peers, management, partners, and customersAbility to explain technical details to non-technical decision makersAbility to compartmentalize different projects with different goalsClear and precise communication beyond abstractionsSpecific TechnologiesPythonPython Data Science Stack (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn) and NLP librariesLangGraph, LlamaIndex and/or other agentic librariesDocker, Docker Compose, KubernetesHands-on experience running local LLMs (e.g., Ollama, Transformers)Experience building/training/fine-tuning models, not just calling cloud APIsUnderstanding NLP fundamentals and applicationsNice-To-HavesFamiliarity with knowledge representationExperience consulting on Defense projects involving software development and data scienceAbout JaxonJaxon’s mission is to make AI trustworthy. Developed through R&D with the U.S. Department of Defense, Jaxon converts complex rule sets into executable logic, extracts key questions from unstructured docs, builds rule-driven evaluators, and tracks what’s being asked and why. This enables consistent, auditable, and provable reasoning in LLM-driven workflows.Equity and InclusionJaxon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17