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Research Engineer

Designs and deploys AI-driven agentic systems for retrieval, code generation evaluation, and agent backend architecture. Requires 2+ years AI/ML experience with LLMs, Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI, and ability to prototype innovative solutions onsite in San Francisco.

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On-site2+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven agentic systems focusing on retrieval systems, code generation evaluation, agentic user experience development, and agent backend architecture.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to incorporate emerging AI research findings into practical, customer-centric solutions.
  • Engage in iterative development processes, rapidly prototyping and refining AI functionalities based on real-world feedback.
  • Identify and address product stability and scalability challenges to support large-scale operational demands.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering roles post-Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field.
  • Proficiency with LLMs and track record of applying AI/ML techniques to complex, unstructured problems, ideally in software engineering.
  • Self-motivated, autonomous, able to navigate ambiguous research projects from conception to deployment.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts clearly.
  • Experience with data-intensive applications and software development lifecycle highly desirable.

Skills

LLMsAIMachine LearningRetrieval SystemsCode GenerationAgentic SystemsPythonPyTorchTensorFlow

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