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KDM is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to help design, build, and operate the infrastructure that powers our next generation of AI-enabled data solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who can scale production AI/ML systems, optimize GPU and cloud environments, and deliver reliable, secure platforms that support innovation for global energy clients. Qualified candidates will bring strong engineering judgment, practical AI/ML deployment experience, and the ability to turn complex technical requirements into production-ready solutions.\nPosition Located in Houston, TX USA; Calgary, AB Canada; or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\n8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday\nFull-Time position\nHybrid Schedule Availability\nThe Company\nKatalyst Data Management (KDM) is a global leader in subsurface data management solutions for the energy industry. For over 30 years, we have helped oil and gas companies, national governments, and energy organizations maximize the value of their data through secure storage, quality management, digital delivery, and online data marketing services. Our industry-leading iGlass™ platform provides customers with reliable, secure, 24/7 access to critical subsurface information, supported by robust system redundancy and data protection controls. Through innovation, technical expertise, and exceptional customer service, KDM continues to deliver trusted solutions to clients around the world.\nKey Responsibilities and Accountabilities\nKatalyst Data Management is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to serve as a technical lead for segments of our AI innovation platform. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will own architecture and day-to-day development for AI projects that move from prototype to production.\nYou will work directly with the Director of Innovation and a small, high-velocity team to build, ship, and iterate AI capabilities that deliver real value to leading oil and gas clients worldwide. This is not a research-only role; it requires sound architectural judgment, practical execution, and the ability to deliver production-ready solutions in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.\nThe position may be based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Houston, Texas; or Calgary, Alberta. We value adaptability and intellectual curiosity over mastery of any single technology stack, and we are especially interested in candidates who have repeatedly learned new tools quickly, made thoughtful technical decisions under uncertainty, and shipped AI/ML solutions that work in production.\nKey Responsibilities:\nOperate, scale, and optimize production GPU environments supporting AI workloads, including inference/model serving, OCR and vision models, embeddings, and large-scale document ingestion.\nLead the design and implementation of production AI/ML services that support intelligent search, classification, retrieval, and natural language interfaces for subsurface and E&P data.\nOwn technical architecture for core platform components, including retrieval systems, orchestration, model serving, and data pipelines, while balancing reliability, cost, security, and delivery speed.\nBuild, maintain, and optimize retrieval systems using relational databases, full-text search, and search or analytics platforms such as Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.\nDevelop and maintain RAG-style pipelines, including embeddings, vector search, hybrid retrieval, reranking, grounding, and evaluation against real customer workflows.\nIntegrate LLM APIs and agentic tooling into end-to-end applications, including prompt design, tool/function calling, evaluation, and production guardrails.\nSupport deployment, observability, alerting, incident response, and CI/CD practices across on-premises and cloud environments.\nPartner with product leaders, business stakeholders, data experts, and domain specialists to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.\nEstablish and uphold engineering standards for code review, testing, documentation, design reviews, and operational excellence.\nMentor and provide technical guidance to engineers as the platform evolves.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating ML/AI-enabled applications in production.\nDemonstrated experience designing and supporting end-to-end services, including APIs, data pipelines, model integration, observability, deployment, and operations.\nHands-on experience delivering search or information retrieval features, including full-text search, ranking/relevance, indexing strategy, and performance optimization.\nExperience working in cloud environments and shipping containerized services using CI/CD practices.\nStrong English communication skills, both oral and written, are required.\nSkills Required:\nStrong programming skills in Python preferred and/or Node.js, including writing clean, testable code and reviewing others’ code.\nStrong SQL and relational database experience, including advanced querying, schema design awareness, full-text search, and performance tuning.\nExperience with search and analytics platforms such as Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or equivalent.\nPractical experience integrating LLM APIs into applications, including prompting patterns, tool/function calling, basic evaluation, and production guardrails.\nComfort working with modern AI development workflows, including agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.\nWorking knowledge of cloud services and security fundamentals, including IAM concepts, secrets management, and network boundaries.\nStrong English communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to translate ambiguous business needs into clear technical plans, trade-offs, and deliverables.\nPreferred Qualifications & Skills\nOil and gas industry experience or domain knowledge, including well data, seismic data, or regulatory documents.\nExperience with GPU-accelerated workloads and the NVIDIA ecosystem.\nBackground in OCR pipelines and large-scale document processing.\nFamiliarity with vision-language models for document understanding.\nExperience with agent-to-agent or multi-agent AI system patterns.\nPatent, publication, or conference presentation experience in ML/AI.\nWork Environment:\nThis role is based in a professional office setting with routine use of computers and collaboration tools. Work is highly technical and team-oriented, involving close coordination with Cloud, Infrastructure, and Software Engineering teams. The environment emphasizes automation, scalability, and security, with frequent virtual meetings and occasional cross-functional project work.\nPhysical Demands:\nThis is primarily a sedentary role, involving extended periods of computer work. Occasional tasks may include setting up equipment, organizing supplies, or preparing meeting spaces, which could require light lifting, bending, or standing as needed.\nPosition Type and Expected Hours of Work:\nThis is a full-time position. As a full-time position, the Senior AI/ML Engineer is eligible to participate in benefits coverage offered to Katalyst employees based on geographical location.\nMonday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional extended hours to support deployments or maintain service continuity\nTravel:\nMinimal travel may be required for on-premises infrastructure support, implementation, or occasional team collaboration. 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