AI / ML engineer
Core
Own the end-to-end LLM pipeline from retrieval architecture to fine-tuning and production deployment for a 0-1 AI product.
Role type
Senior IC machine-learning engineer (LLM/RAG)
Builds
Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems and LLM pipelines
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
LLMs (Llama, Mistral, GPT-4, Claude), LangChain, LlamaIndex, hybrid search, reranking, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), LoRA/QLoRA, Hugging Face Transformers, Python, FastAPI, PyTorch, Redis, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, automated evaluation loops
Preferred skills
IoT/Hardware integration, real-time systems, high-performance startups, defense-related AI projects
Technologies
Llama, Mistral, GPT-4, Claude, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pinecone, Weaviate, FastAPI, PyTorch, Redis, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Build and maintain the full LLM lifecycle (Retrieval, Evaluation, Fine-tuning); Design and optimize RAG systems using hybrid search; Make critical architecture decisions for scale and sub-second speed; Monitor and improve accuracy and evaluation metrics; Translate business needs into technical AI roadmaps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC