Lead AI/ML Engineer

Job Title: Lead AI/ML Engineer
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Location:
Lafayette, LA:
Knoxville, TN:
Birmingham, AL:
Columbia, SC:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services Cloud
Hugging Face Transformers
Java
Microservices
Python
Spring Boot
LangChain
Position Description:
Client is seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to develop and deliver AI powered Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) solutions within a large-scale financial services environment. This role will focus on document classification, information extraction, and document understanding using OCR, NLP, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models.
We partner with 15 of the top 20 banks globally, and our top 10 banking clients have worked with us for an average of 26 years!.
This role is located at a client site in either Birmingham, AL, Knoxville, TN, Columbia, SC or Lafayette, LA. A hybrid working model is acceptable.
Your Future Duties and Responsibilities:
Client is seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to develop and deliver AI powered Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) solutions within a large-scale financial services environment. This role will focus on document classification, information extraction, and document understanding using OCR, NLP, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models.
The Lead AI/ML Engineer will work hands on with Python, Java, AI/ML frameworks, and AWS services to build scalable solutions and integrate AI capabilities through APIs and microservices. The role will also support model deployment, monitoring, MLOps, and CI/CD practices.
As a technical lead, this individual will guide technical discussions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver reliable AI/ML solutions. Experience with mortgage, multifamily lending, commercial real estate, or broader financial services environments is highly valued.
Required Qualifications to be Successful in this Role:
8+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years developing AI/ML solutions
Strong hands-on experience with Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), including document classification and information extraction
Experience applying OCR, NLP, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to document processing and understanding
Strong development skills in Python and Java
5+ years of hands-on AWS experience, particularly with services such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, Textract, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, and RDS
Experience with AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit learn, Hugging Face, and LangChain
Experience developing REST APIs and microservices using Spring Boot, FastAPI, or comparable frameworks
Hands on knowledge of MLOps, including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of scalable software development practices, design patterns, and Agile delivery
Ability to lead technical discussions and provide technical direction while remaining hands on with development
Experience mentoring developers and collaborating with business, engineering, and technology stakeholders
Financial services domain experience preferred, particularly in mortgage, multifamily lending, or commercial real estate (CRE)
AWS AI/ML or AWS Cloud certification preferred
Desired Skillset:
Preferred Certification: AWS AI/ML or AWS Cloud certification.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

Work arrangement
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