# AI Software Engineer

> Cooperidge Consulting Firm · Sarasota, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-01-23

**Salary:** USD 135,000–180,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** IT Specialists

## Description

Cooperidge Consulting Firm is seeking an **AI/ML Software Engineer** for a premier **Defense & Intelligence Technology** leader in Sarasota, FL.

This role is designed for a high-drive engineer with a deep foundation in artificial intelligence and its practical application to complex signal processing. You will be responsible for designing and deploying AI/ML solutions that address critical SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) processing needs, including time-series data analysis and autonomous decision-making. Working within a high-stakes environment, you will build adaptive systems for the Department of Defense (DoD), ensuring that machine learning architectures can operate with elite accuracy, security, and low-latency inference in dynamic mission environments.  
  
Job Responsibilities

-   **SIGINT Processing:** Design and implement AI/ML models for event characterization, pattern recognition, and anomaly detection within high-volume sensor data streams.
-   **Autonomous Decision-Making:** Enable intelligent systems that operate with minimal human intervention, focusing on adaptive processing and system-state inference.
-   **Enterprise Integration:** Partner with team leads to integrate AI/ML capabilities into large-scale enterprise architectures, prioritizing performant processing and maintainability.
-   **Architecture Development:** Utilize **Transformers**, attention mechanisms, and deep learning architectures to discover features within time-series and RF data.
-   **MLOps Oversight:** Own the deployment and processing pipelines, ensuring rigorous testing, validation, and security of containerized models.
-   **Real-World Impact:** Develop tailored models to deliver intelligent insights in support of high-priority missions for the Intelligence Community.
-   **Feature Discovery:** Infer system states from underlying data streams to support critical analysis of sensor systems.

## Requirements

### Education & Legal

-   **BS degree or higher** in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
-   **ACTIVE TS/SCI Clearance is REQUIRED.**
-   **U.S. Citizenship is REQUIRED.**

### Experience

-   **Minimum of 1 year of professional AI/ML experience (3–5 years preferred).**
-   Proven expertise in **model development and deployment** using modern libraries (**TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn**).
-   Strong background in **neural network architectures**, including deep learning and transformers.
-   Solid programming skills with experience in statistical and signal analysis libraries.
-   Deep understanding of **MLOps**, deployment pipelines, and testing/validation protocols.

### Nice-to-Have (Bonus Skills)

-   Experience with **RFML (Radio Frequency Machine Learning)** or Digital Signal Processing.
-   Familiarity with **LLMs**, RAG, Agentic systems, or Reinforcement Learning (RLHF).
-   Proficiency with **Docker/Kubernetes** and cloud platforms (**AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI**).
-   Experience with real-time inference, low-latency model serving, or adversarial ML.

## Benefits

-   Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance plans
-   Life insurance coverage
-   401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
-   Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
-   Opportunities for career growth and advancement

## Apply

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