Machine Learning Engineer

OVERVIEW VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our clients' mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive array of design, integration and implementation services as well as fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering approach. Job Type Full-time Location VA US (Primary) Job Description VAE is working on a project that tackles the problem of managing large-scale IT networks. We are seeking talented and highly motivated developers to join us in bringing this project to a larger audience. As an ML software developer, you will be responsible for feature development to deliver AI and machine learning solutions into our product. Your software development expertise and experience with ML will play a crucial role in delivering intelligent systems that improve VAE's flagship software product, ITPIE. Together with a small machine learning team, you will be responsible to ensure the successful integration of AI/ML models into our existing software and assist in delivering expert systems through AI/ML technologies. Our application is primarily built using .NET, using TypeScript on the frontend, PostgreSQL for data storage, and Python for ML components. The application source is hosted in GitLab, and we use GitLab CI and Git to manage our code contribution workflows. Roles and Responsibilities Integrate AI/ML models into production systems Collaborate with existing team members to preprocess and analyze large datasets Work with subject matter experts to build out training/testing datasets Design and build tests for AI/ML solutions and data pipelines. Qualifications Things we really need Proficiency in Python and .NET (C#) Understanding of web transport fundamentals (HTTP, REST, WebSockets) Experience building and running unit and integration tests Experience with machine learning algorithms and frameworks in Python United States citizenship 5-8 years of software development experience with ML-related experience Things we'd like Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL Familiarity with newer .NET machine learning offerings Familiarity with Cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure) and offerings Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Excellent communication and teamwork skills Things that are extra cool Advanced knowledge of Python ecosystem and internals Advanced knowledge of .NET runtime (reflection, performance optimization) Working understanding of network concepts Familiarity with Linux environments Our end of the bargain Remote-first environment (if that's your thing) Dedicated collaborative office space in NoVA (if that's your thing) We respect work/life balance Occasional on-site team summits Competitive salary and annual reviews Clearance Level None Certifications None required We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.