AI/ML Engineer

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain RAG pipelines, including document processing, embedding generation, retrieval configuration, and prompt assembly.
• Develop and maintain REST API interactions to support data retrieval and system integration.
• Design or refine Postgres schemas to improve data organization and query performance.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years of experience with a Master’s degree; or 6 years of experience with a Doctorate.
• Active/current TS/SCI with required polygraph.
• Willingness to work onsite full time.
• US citizenship required.
• Experience developing AI/ML applications with a focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) or similar retrieval-based workflows.
• Proficiency with Python and common data/AI libraries.
• Experience designing and using REST APIs to retrieve, process or integrate data.
• Familiarity with LLMs and integrating them into applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related area of study.

Skills

• Experience working with Docker Containers for development.
• Experience with vector databases, data transformation, AWS, and containerized development environments.

Pay

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $113,000.00 - $188,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers.

Contact

To apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.