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micro1 · 17 hours ago

Strategic Project Lead (Secure AI)

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $230K/yr

micro1 builds the human data and evaluation infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. The role involves owning the delivery of secure AI systems in regulated environments, managing projects from scope to operation, and acting as the primary technical interface with stakeholders.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruiting

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own projects end to end: scope, build, deploy, operate

Act as the primary technical interface with external stakeholders

Build agentic AI systems (RAG, prompt engineering, tool use, multi-agent orchestration via LangGraph / LangChain)

Work across enterprise-grade AI platforms (Anthropic Enterprise, OpenAI Enterprise, Gemini Enterprise, Grok Enterprise)

Operate in secure cloud environments (AWS GovCloud-equivalent, Azure IL5+-equivalent, Google secure cloud, Vertex AI, Bedrock)

Design data ontologies, metadata catalogs, ETL pipelines, MCP integrations, and APIs

Write production Python, REST APIs, CI/CD, and secure-by-design code

Identify system gaps and failure modes and fix them quickly

Qualification

Agentic AI systemsPythonAPIsData pipelinesSecure cloud environmentsRegulated environmentsCommunicatorBuilder mindsetBias toward ownership

Required

Experience delivering regulated or compliance-heavy contracts; prior work in clearance-restricted environments strongly preferred

Hands-on experience with agentic AI and RAG systems

Strong foundation in Python, APIs, data pipelines, and secure systems

Comfortable operating in high-stakes, regulated environments

Strong communicator with senior stakeholders

Builder mindset: proven experience building from zero under constraint

Bias toward ownership, speed, and delivery

Benefits

Up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums

Paid time off

Equity compensation

Performance-based bonuses

Company

micro1

Micro1 offers an AI platform that converts human expertise into structured datasets and recruitment processes for companies.

Founded in 2022

Palo Alto, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.micro1.ai

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$41.6M

Key Investors

01 Advisors

2025-09-12Series A· $35M

2024-06-20Seed· $3.3M

2023-07-07Pre Seed· $3.3M

Leadership Team

Ali Ansari

founder/ceo

Amit Patel

Partner & Micro Developer

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