Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Company Overview

Pantheon Data (a Kenific Holding company) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. Pantheon Data was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. The company has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other Federal Civilian Agencies.

Position Overview

Pantheon Data is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our core product team. We are looking for a well-rounded ML engineer with 6+ years of hands on experience in applied machine learning or data science, ideally with exposure to computer vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), or Large Language Models (LLMs). While our current product is focused on Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) and OCR, prior OCR expertise is not required - we are seeking candidates with strong ML fundamentals who can quickly learn new domains and stay current with the latest advances. The ideal candidate will have experience training and deploying deep learning models, working with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), and building reliable ML pipelines in cloud environments. You will collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to design solutions that process and analyze unstructured data at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and deploy machine learning and deep learning models on AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
• Build and optimize end-to-end AI pipelines including data ingestion, preprocessing, training, evaluation, and deployment to support Pantheon Data's product
• Contribute ML expertise to product decisions related to intelligent data processing and generative AI workflows.
• Stay current on advancements in ML, deep learning, LLMs, best practices, and apply these insights to improve the product.
• Evaluate and recommend ML tools, frameworks, and cloud services based on product requirements
• Implement distributed training/inference and other scaling approaches for large datasets
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering Team leads, Technical Product Leads, team members and stakeholders
• Ensure ML solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance guidelines.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 6+ years professional, hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, or applied data science.
• Strong expertise in at least one deep learning area; computer vision, NLP, LLMs or related domains.
• Proficiency with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and common ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn).
• Experience deploying ML systems in AWS or Azure cloud environments.
• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with Linux
• Ability to quickly learn new ML domains, including OCR/IDP as needed.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to work effectively in remote and cross-functional environments.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and organized.
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite software including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working directly with LLM-based applications or OCR/IDP applications.
• AWS and/or Azure certification(s).
• Working knowledge of Agile Scrum with JIRA/Confluence experience or similar.
• Experience with MLflow, Databricks, Terraform, or Docker is a plus
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or DynamoDB
• Experience with CI/CD automation.
• Experience mentoring junior developers.
• Experience with unit or integration testing for ML systems.
• Experience developing solutions within government-hosted or regulated environments.

Clearance Requirements

U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location: United States - Remote

• Our company prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.
• If the position is remote or hybrid, you may periodically work from a Pantheon Data office location or client site.
• If this position is assigned to a Pantheon Data office location or client site, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for specific client requirements.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $180,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Benefits Overview

We are always looking for good people! Pantheon Data is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries and benefits in order to increase employee satisfaction and productivity.In addition to our benefits, we also offer SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip account. In some cases, tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position. Additional details may be found at https://pantheon-data.com/careers/

Pantheon Data Important Information

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our Talent Team at Recruiting@pantheon-data.com or by phone (571) 363-4020.

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