(ID: 2026-1850)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Benefits We Offer:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees

• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• 401K match up to 5%

• Educational Benefits for Career Growth

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Flexible Spending Accounts:

• Healthcare (FSA)

• Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)

• Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)

• Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Role Summary

Axle is seeking an AI Engineer II with experience designing and delivering production AI systems to lead the development of intelligent applications that support translational research and scientific operations. This role involves architecting retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, agentic pipelines, document understanding workflows, and the shared platform services that make these systems reliable and reusable.

A significant portion of this role involves working directly with clients — scientists, program managers, and operational staff — who understand the problem domain but may not have a technical background. You will partner with them to elicit requirements, translate domain needs into well-defined technical solutions, and ensure delivered software meets their real-world needs. The role requires a self-directed engineer who can make sound architectural decisions, take ownership of technical components end-to-end, mentor junior team members, and deliver iteratively while managing client relationships and expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with recent hands-on work building AI or ML-powered applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with document parsing, OCR, and layout-aware extraction for scientific or technical documents.
• Familiarity with knowledge graphs, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies, including RDF, SPARQL, or graph query languages.
• Experience with agent-tool integration frameworks, including the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Experience with LLM observability, tracing, and evaluation tooling.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical collaborators and translate domain expertise into software requirements.
• Skilled at requirements elicitation — able to ask the right questions, listen actively, and bridge the gap between what subject matter experts need and what engineering can deliver.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and project streams with different leads, priorities, and cadences.
• Comfortable operating in a large, cross-functional team environment where coordination and alignment are essential.
• Proactive in communicating progress, raising blockers, and seeking input from teammates and stakeholders.
• Tactful and professional when engaging with clients and external partners; able to navigate sensitive situations and escalate appropriately.

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

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Salary Range: $120,000 USD - $150,000 USD