Lead AI Engineer

Note: Hybrid role in Rockville, MD, with an in-person interview. Candidates must provide their oldest email address and a direct phone number (no Google Voice) and be available for onsite interviews.We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer with 8+ years of experience building production-grade AI/ML solutions in regulated environments. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Python, LLMs, RAG, NLP, Multimodal AI, LangChain/Agent Frameworks, Vector Databases (PGVector/Pinecone), OCR/Document Processing, MLOps, and Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP). Experience with compliance, auditability, explainable AI, and governance is highly preferred.Key Skills: Python, LLMs, RAG, NLP, LangChain, Multimodal AI, OCR, PDF Processing, PGVector/Pinecone, MLOps, CI/CD, AWS/Azure/GCP, AI Governance.