Senior Data Scientist

Overview

FedWriters is building a team to develop and maintain AI-enhanced search capabilities across the DoD's CDAO Search Portfolio, including GAMECHANGER, Contract Search, and the new YETI semantic search API. As Senior Data Scientist, you will design and implement AI/ML solutions for semantic search, text embedding, and retrieval augmented generation capabilities across petabyte-scale datasets.

FedWriters is expanding rapidly and has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace by Washington Post, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.

**This position is contingent upon contract award**

Work Schedule and Location:

This full-time hybrid position will work Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.  Must be within 50-mile radius of Washington DC metro area (Falls Church, Pentagon, Alexandria, Arlington). 

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI solutions for complex search use cases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on AI integration
• Optimize models for performance using cloud and distributed computing
• Stay current with AI research and apply new findings
• Manage AI/ML component lifecycle from research to deployment
• Document and present technical solutions to stakeholders
• Develop strategic data modeling processes
• Work with integrated development and data visualization tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 7-10 years experience OR Master's degree + 5 years experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience with NLP, Large Language Models, text embedding, and semantic query
• Hands-on experience with RAG and generative AI for text applications
• Strong understanding of ML algorithms (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning)
• Experience with Python, R, Scala, Java, or C++
• Expertise using Apache Spark/Databricks for AI/ML workloads
• Experience with petabyte-scale datasets and GPU development
• Knowledge of vector databases (pgvector, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)
• Strong technical communication skills

Why Join Our Team

At FedWriters, we place the highest importance on creating an exceptional employee experience. As part of our rapidly growing company, you'll have opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through internal promotions, professional development, and other recognition and rewards programs. Join our team and take advantage of the many benefits we offer, including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off