Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer

Legion Intelligence · USA · Engineering

Posted 2026-08-26

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Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer (Remote USA)

***This role requires expert level in development and deployment of machine learning models***

***US Citizenship or Greencard (Permanent US Residency) is required due to US Government contract requirements***

***You must be domiciled in the U.S. (must live permanently and maintain home address in the US)***

***As a step in the application process you will be required to provide legally authorized Identification to show verification of eligibility through third party provider CLEAR ID***

Job Summary:

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in AI/ML engineering to design, develop, and deploy innovative machine learning and algorithmic solutions.

If you are adept at building models that solve hard problems, we encourage you to apply. You will collaborate closely with platform engineers and product partners, bringing a strong product orientation to your ML work.

Responsibilities:

Lead the development of machine learning models and data-driven algorithms for high impact projects

Lead the design and development of complex systems involving knowledge graphs and advanced entity detection

Collaborate with product and platform teams to own ML solutions end-to-end

Understand the runtime complexity of algorithms and the cost to run ML models at a production scale

Clearly communicate modeling decisions, tradeoffs, and limitations to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Build, deliver, and maintain enterprise products, ensuring they meet high-quality standards while shipping fast

Take ownership of your work, from design to implementation and maintenance, and drive projects to successful completion

Support production systems, handling debugging challenges in distributed systems to ensure reliability and uptime

Adapt quickly, bringing in latest developments in AI and machine learning, and proactively apply this knowledge to drive innovation within the company

Required Skills and Qualifications:

US Citizenship or Greencard is required due to US Government contract requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP. PhD is preferred.

10+ years of experience in ML engineering with a proven track record of building models for large-scale systems

Experience building and supporting knowledge graph and semantic representation systems

Proven experience designing, building, evaluating, and optimizing Agentic AI systems, including reasoning loops, tool use, orchestration patterns, context management

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Comfortable supporting production systems and debugging challenges in distributed systems

Demonstrated effectiveness in using AI tooling to accelerate research and development workflows

Growth mindset and low ego- you’re eager to pick up new tools and technologies, learn from others, and being open to changing course when it’s right

Drive to foster a culture of collaboration, psychological safety, and technical excellence

Strong advocate for inclusion in technical discussions at all levels

Preferred Qualifications:

Start-up experience or comfort in 0→1 product environments.

Familiarity with Kubernetes is a plus.

Experience integrating machine learning models and data driven algorithms into larger system architectures.

Compensation Information

$230,000—$270,000 USD

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