AI/ML Engineer II

The world’s most consequential systems need the world’s best builders.

A new era is taking shape. AI is no longer confined to models or interfaces. It is becoming the foundation of how decisions are made across governments, industries, and real-world environments. What matters now is not just access to capability, but how it is applied, controlled, and sustained over time.

Torch.AI builds a government-owned reasoning infrastructure which creates a Reasoning Layer to enable machine reasoning at scale, in environments where it is hardest to achieve and least tolerant of failure. This is not incremental software. It is long-term infrastructure designed to endure, integrate, and evolve alongside the systems it supports.

Not another dashboard. Not another workflow app. Not another black-box model glued to a PowerPoint.

The Reasoning Layer is a modular architecture where data is connected, governed, transformed, represented, fused, reasoned over, and delivered into mission applications and operational workflows. It does not replace systems of record. It enables them to function better together.

The Reasoning Layer is comprised of: ORCUS (ingestion, orchestration, governance), NEXUS (semantic representation, vectorization), HALO (graph-based fusion and reasoning) and various product and capability components deployed for specific customer use cases.

We are seeking candidates who approach problems creatively, are comfortable operating without full clarity, and take responsibility for outcomes, not just implementation.

If you’re driven to strengthen U.S. defense readiness and protect national interests, Torch.AI offers meaningful impact at national scale.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement end-to-end ML workflows supporting semantic search, classification, entity resolution, and retrieval.
• Build production-ready AI services with strong attention to reliability, testability, and maintainability.
• Develop and tune embedding pipelines, retrieval systems, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) components.
• Collaborate with data engineering and backend teams to integrate ML capabilities into scalable systems.
• Implement evaluation workflows tied to measurable mission performance (accuracy, latency, robustness).
• Support deployment, monitoring, and versioning of ML models as part of a disciplined MLOps lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture discussions and propose solutions aligned to platform constraints and mission needs.

Core Skills & Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3–6 years of experience building applied ML systems or NLP workflows.
• Strong Python development skills with ability to write production-quality services.
• Experience training, tuning, evaluating, and deploying ML models.
• Familiarity with modern ML/NLP libraries (Transformers, spaCy, scikit-learn, PyTorch).
• Exposure to cloud environments and containerized deployment patterns.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

Additional Valuable Experience

• Experience with embeddings, vector search, RAG, and semantic retrieval systems.
• Familiarity with MLflow, DVC, Kubeflow, SageMaker, or similar tooling.
• Experience with graph-based retrieval, agentic systems, or tool-use architectures.
• Experience supporting defense, intelligence, ISR, or mission environments.

Compensation, Benefits, Incentives

We offer competitive, performance-aligned compensation tied to technical depth, clearance level, and mission impact.

Total Rewards Include:

• Competitive base salary
• Quarterly performance bonuses
• Equity participation within the first 12 months
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid company holidays
• Professional development in a high-growth, mission-driven environment
• Weekly in-office catering at HQ

Benefits:

• 401(k) plan (no current employer match, but under consideration)
• PPO, HSA, and TRICARE Supplement medical options
• Above-market HSA contributions
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options
• Dental and vision plans above national averages
• Employer-paid life insurance (1× salary)
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Up to $300/month in tax-advantaged commuter benefits

Torch.AI is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a team that reflects the mission we serve.