Freelance Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Core
Senior client-facing AI engineer designing and building data-generation, labeling, and evaluation pipelines for frontier AI models.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed AI engineer (solution engineering)
Builds
Automated multi-stage pipelines for AI training and evaluation (labeling, synthetic data, agentic systems, RAG)
Domain
Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
LLM training and fine-tuning (SFT, RLHF, DPO, LoRA), Python (NumPy, Pandas), API integration, solution architecture, executive communication, commercial ownership
Preferred skills
Top-tier strategy consulting experience, production software engineering background, experience mentoring engineers
Technologies
Python, NumPy, Pandas, RAG, agentic systems, synthetic data generation
Responsibilities
Partner with CTOs and VPs to diagnose data needs; design and build complex data pipelines; establish engineering standards and mentor Solution Engineers; own commercial outcomes (Gross Margin, Contribution Margin).
