Sr ML Engineer - REMOTE

Post Date

Mar 24, 2026

Location

Raleigh,
North Carolina

ZIP/Postal Code

27606
US
Jun 02, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Computer Engineering

Req #

RAL-bac7defb-6da0-45e9-a15c-3b6d130df072

Pay Rate

$62 - $77 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Day to Day:
Designing and owning the architecture for enterprise AI platforms used across multiple LexisNexis products
Building and scaling LLM‑powered systems (including RAG pipelines) that support legal research and decision‑making tools
Designing agentic AI workflows where models reason, call tools/APIs, and execute multi‑step tasks
Creating high‑availability, low‑latency inference systems for global, enterprise users
Establishing platform standards for model deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and reliability
Defining guardrails, permissions, and auditability for AI systems in a regulated legal environment
Working closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure AI systems are reusable and scalable
Mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction across teams
Ensuring Responsible AI principles are embedded into system design (safety, reliability, governance)

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Required Skills & Experience

10+ years building production ML systems (not research‑only)
Hands‑on LLM experience in production, including:
RAG architectures
Inference performance, reliability, and monitoring
Experience designing agentic AI systems (models calling tools/APIs, multi‑step workflows)
Strong distributed systems architecture experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Kubernetes + containerization experience in production environments
Strong Python engineering background (platform‑level code, not just notebooks)
Experience building or contributing to enterprise AI platforms used by multiple teams
Proven ability to lead technically (set standards, mentor engineers, influence architecture)
Comfortable working in regulated or high‑reliability environments

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Direct experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers or structured tool‑calling frameworks
Deep experience with vector databases and large‑scale search systems
Experience designing LLMOps / MLOps standards at the platform level
Prior work in legal, financial, healthcare, or other regulated industries
Exposure to Responsible AI governance, auditing, or compliance frameworks
Experience building internal AI platforms rather than just end‑user applications
Background mentoring senior engineers or leading cross‑team technical initiatives

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.