Skills Requirements:

• 5-8+ years of experience writing performant Python code following modern best practices
• Minimum 1 year of experience building and deploying products powered by large language models (LLMs) in fast-paced, professional environments
• Proven experience leading technical projects and driving them from concept through production deployment
• Experience making architectural decisions for AI/ML systems and evaluating technical tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability
• Hands-on experience with statistical machine learning techniques as well as hybrid approaches combining LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and embeddings-based models, including vector search and similarity measures
• Proven ability to build and integrate API services within service-oriented or microservice architectures
• Strong skills in evaluating and interpreting LLM outputs and AI model predictions, with a focus on aligning model behavior with real-world business and user outcomes
• Expertise in prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models for domain-specific applications
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and work effectively with Product, Engineering, SMEs, and other stakeholders

Bonus Points:

• Experience translating state-of-the-art AI/ML research into production code
• Comfortable collaborating with data labelers and subject matter experts to improve training data and evaluation processes
• Experience building agentic or autonomous AI systems in production
• Background working with multimodal data (e.g., images, audio)
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership across projects or teams

Work-life, Culture & Perks:

• Compensation: The base salary range is $200-235K, with flexibility depending on a candidate’s background and experience. An annual bonus plan and company equity plan (RSUs) are also included in our compensation package.
• Well-Being: Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching. Additional family, wellness, and pet benefits.
• Home & Family: Paid time off and sick leave, 100% paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers). We offer a flexible schedule for new parents returning to work.
• Office Life: Catered lunches, happy hours, pet-friendly spaces, and monthly technology stipend.
• Growth & Training: $1,000/year for each employee for professional development, as well opportunities for tuition reimbursement.
• Sponsorship: We are open to sponsoring candidates currently in the U.S. who need to transfer their active visa. Please check with our Recruiting team if your visa is applicable for transfer.

EvolutionIQ appreciates your interest in our company as a place of employment. EvolutionIQ is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Originally posted on Himalayas