Senior AI/ML Software Developer Specialist

HonorVet Technologies

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$80–$90 Per Hour
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Cloud Computing, Computer Vision, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Disability Accommodations, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Gaming, Government, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Application, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Windows Azure, Onboarding, Proof of Concept, Prototyping, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Small Business, Smart Cities, Software Development, Team Player, Transportation Engineering, Web Interface, Web Production
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
3 days ago
HonorVet Technologies, a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a JCC-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned company. We currentlyhave an urgent requirement for aAI/ML Software Developer Specialist to join one of our esteemed clients. 

Title/Level: Senior AI/ML Software Developer Specialist
Location: Austin, TX 78744
Duration: 12 months contract

Description:
A Software Developer Specialist will focus on engineering-related software services, including model ingestion, automated quantity extraction, plan conformance checks, and CI/CD automation. Leveraging PEPS ensures compliance with procurement regulations while enabling rapid onboarding of specialized talent.

The Senior Software Developer Specialist will be responsible for advancing TX client AI initiatives by extending existing proof-of-concept (POC) solutions into scalable, production-ready web applications that directly support transportation engineering workflows. This role will focus on transforming early-stage AI models and prototypes—such as those supporting plan review automation, roadway asset detection, and digital delivery—into fully integrated applications accessible through secure, user-friendly web interfaces across the enterprise.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
YearsRequired/PreferredExperience
8RequiredCloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI for deploying and managing ML workloads. We leverage AI/ML tools across all major cloud providers (Azure AI, AWS SageMaker/Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, OCI AI Services).
8RequiredDevOps: Ansible, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes experience.
8RequiredDatabases: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL/vector databases.
8RequiredScripting: Proficient in both Bash and PowerShell for automation.
8RequiredCI/CD Experience: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation pipelines.
3RequiredPython: 3-5+ years production experience, this is your primary language.
3RequiredNLP/LLMs: Experience with transformers (BERT, GPT, T5), RAG systems, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, or building LLM applications.
3RequiredTime Series: Forecasting models, anomaly detection, sequential data modeling, or real-time monitoring systems.
3RequiredRecommender Systems: Collaborative filtering, ranking models, personalization engines, or content recommendations.
3RequiredMLOps Tools: Production experience with MLflow, Weights & Biases, Kubeflow, Airflow, or similar platforms.
3RequiredDistributed Training: Large-scale model training, multi-GPU/multi-node setups, efficient data parallelism.
3RequiredComputer Vision: Production CV experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow, OpenCV, YOLO, object detection, segmentation, or real-time inference.
3RequiredFeature stores (Feast, Tecton) or advanced feature engineering.
3RequiredModel optimization: quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation.
3RequiredLLM Models: Ollama, Huggingface, or other non-frontier models
2RequiredAI/ML Production: Built and deployed 2-3+ ML models serving real users, not just experiments.
1PreferredExperience with Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and analyzing spatial data.
1PreferredPrior experience in the transportation, logistics, or smart city sectors.
1PreferredBackground in Computer Vision (object detection, image segmentation) applied to infrastructure or vehicular data.
1PreferredFamiliarity with public sector data compliance, security, and governance standards.
1PreferredExperience with the Unreal gaming engine and real world digital twinning
1PreferredExperience with Google Maps Cesium API
1PreferredExperience with Polygonflow Dash and its capabilities

About the Company

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HonorVet Technologies

 Is a leading Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing IT, Telecom and Medical Staffing.

COMPANY SIZE
50 to 99 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
2015
WEBSITE
http://www.honorvettech.com