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Senior LLM Engineer, R&D

New York, NYFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and implement LLM-backed APIs and deploy reliable cloud services to support high-traffic LLM applications in service of journalism.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (applied AI/LLMs)

Builds

LLM applications, APIs, and production systems for journalism

Domain

Media & News, Applied AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, LLM architecture, multi-step chaining, human-in-the-loop workflows, LLM evaluations, algorithmic text processing

Preferred skills

Cloud environments (GCP, AWS), AI orchestration frameworks, front-end UIs for LLM products

Technologies

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, GCP, AWS, Step Functions, Google Cloud Workflows, Dagster, Braintrust

Responsibilities

Design and implement LLM-backed APIs; Deploy reliable services within cloud environments; Manage transition of features from prototypes to production; Collaborate with designers and product managers; Maintain comprehensive documentation; Stay at the forefront of AI/LLM landscape

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC