Principal ML Engineer

Red Cell Partners

Principal ML Engineer at Red Cell Partners responsible for building AI-first applications. Leading technical architecture and design in a remote role with travel expectations.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoNoSQLPythonReactRustSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

End-to-End Product Engineering: Rapidly prototype and scale full-stack applications, ensuring seamless integration between UI, business logic, and ML inference.
Architectural Leadership: Design modular, extensible system architectures that support rapid iteration without accruing technical debt.
Technical Governance: Lead code reviews across the stack and serve as escalation point for engineering, infrastructure, and security decisions.
Risk & Remediation: Identify scalability bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities and present remediation strategies.
Bridge Research & Product: Translate experimental ML techniques into production-ready features.
Infrastructure & Compliance: Design infrastructure aligned with government audit requirements (e.g., HIPAA, FedRAMP).
Security-First Development: Implement IAM and secure data practices across the lifecycle.
AI-First Product Ownership: Drive conception and execution of AI-first products, maintaining a strong bias toward applying state-of-the-art capabilities in production environments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8–10 years of experience in software development with a track record of shipping full-stack products from 0 to 1.
Expert proficiency in React/TypeScript and backend systems (Python, Rust, or Go), including API design.
5+ years building and operating production ML systems with focus on deployment and inference.
Deep experience with cloud architecture and identity management (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID/Auth0/Octa) in regulated environments.
Strong data engineering skills across SQL, NoSQL, and vector databases.
Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or principal engineer.
AI Innovation Mindset: Demonstrated passion for staying at the forefront of AI advancements and incorporating cutting-edge capabilities into production systems.
U.S. Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen to support work on government contracts and controlled environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-stack developmentReactTypeScriptPythonRustGoAPI designmachine learning systemscloud architecturedata engineering

Soft Skills

architectural leadershiptechnical governancerisk managementremediation strategiesinnovation mindsetcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingleadershipmentorship