Senior AI/ML Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable ML systems, including supervised, unsupervised, and LLM-based solutions
• Build and operate LLM pipelines, including prompt design, fine-tuning, and evaluation
• Develop RAG-based systems using embeddings, vector stores, and retrieval strategies
• Own end-to-end ML lifecycle: data pipelines, training, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Partner with platform/DevOps teams to ensure reliability and scalability
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML
• Scope and lead complex AI/ML initiatives aligned to business outcomes

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in ML engineering, AI engineering, or related fields, with production deployment experience
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with PyTorch and HuggingFace
• Experience building LLM applications, including RAG, embeddings, and vector search
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure; e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML)
• Strong understanding of ML fundamentals: data design, training, evaluation, and experimentation
• Familiarity with LLM alignment techniques (e.g., SFT, DPO, RL)
• Experience with MLOps practices: CI/CD, monitoring, retraining, and experiment tracking
• Strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, modularity, code review)
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

About the Company

Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world's largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. They are a remote-first company that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.