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# Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Government

- **Company:** TRIUMPHANT NERD SOURCING INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $275,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Machine Learning, OpenAI, Search Technologies, Management of Software Versions, Privacy Controls, Google Cloud, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-machine-learning-engineer-government-san-francisco-ca--7c757e95-263c-4890-b7f6-4d2c13172620

## About the Role

Machine Learning, Government, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Government, Microsoft Windows Azure, Privacy Controls, Amazon Web Services (AWS), GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Startup, We're looking for hands-on engineers with 5+ years of ML or applied AI experience who have shipped production models and built within secure government environments. You'll own model serving, retrieval pipelines, and evaluations, bringing advanced AI capabilities into Azure Government within an IL5 boundary., * 5+ years of machine learning or applied AI experience, including ownership of models serving production traffic

 * At least 1 year building in a U.S. government IL5 environment, with hands-on experience deploying ML or LLM systems at IL5 or above
 * Deep experience with Azure OpenAI or similar hosted models, RAG, vector search, and model evaluations
 * Hands-on ownership of model serving, versioning, fine-tuning, data privacy controls, and audit logging
 * Strong experience with Azure-based AI platforms; AWS and GCP experience is a plus
 * Experience taking a product or model from concept to production at a venture-backed startup or large technology company
 * Bachelor's degree in computer science or a STEM-related field
 * U.S. citizenship required
 * Ability to work onsite 5 days per week in Los Altos or our client's San Francisco office, occasional travel to DC