[Remote] AI/ML Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service. The AI/ML Engineer will act as a technical subject matter expert in Agentic AI, co-developing advanced AI workflows and building custom platforms and applications at an enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Agentic AI Expertise: Design, build, and optimize AI Agents using advanced methods (e.g., Naïve Bayes, Random Forests) and understand their impact on agent performance
• AI Communication: Explain AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences; facilitate training and pilot projects
• IT Infrastructure: Work across multi-cloud and on-premises environments, selecting appropriate cloud-native resources (e.g., AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, BigQuery) to support AI initiatives
• Use Case Evaluation: Assess and recommend AI technologies and techniques (e.g., GPT-4.0, Anthropic Claude, RAG, Neo4j, GraphRAG, multimodal AI, IBM Bee-Hive) for various business needs
• Education & Advocacy: Serve as an AI advocate, coaching and empowering teams to develop and deploy AI Agents
• Responsible AI: Apply best practices in AI governance, security, and compliance (e.g., NIST, OWASP, ATLAS-MITRE, GDPR)
• Full Stack Development: Build AI Agents end-to-end using tools such as VS Code, Python, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, pyspark, scikit-learn, Jupyter, SQL
• Model Development: Develop, train, and fine-tune machine learning models and large language models (LLMs)

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in AI/ML Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 1+ years experience creating end-to-end agentic workflows
• Ability to obtain a U.S. 6C Security Clearance
• Master's or PhD in AI/ML Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields
• 2–4 years of industry and/or full stack development experience
• Experience in product development, ownership, and delivery
• Experience building multi-agent ecosystems and agent-to-agent connections

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA and FSA
• Generous earned time off
• 401K/student loan repayment
• Life insurance & AD&D insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee stock purchase program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Performance-based incentive pay
• Short- and long-term disability
• Robust wellness program

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