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micro1 · 1 day ago

Strategic Project Lead (Secure AI)

positionWashington, DC
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$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.

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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

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Micro1 offers an AI platform that converts human expertise into structured datasets and recruitment processes for companies.
dateFounded in 2022
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
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

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Ali Ansari
founder/ceo
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Amit Patel
Partner & Micro Developer
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