# AI Engineer

**Company:** [Collate](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/collate)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Skills:** LLMs, NLP, Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, Red-Teaming, Retrieval Systems, Search Systems, MLOps, AI Infrastructure, Evaluation Frameworks
**Posted:** 2025-01-07

> Builds and productionizes AI models and systems for life sciences document generation, focusing on LLMs, NLP robustness, and reliable deployment pipelines. Bridges ML research, software engineering, and product needs in a high-stakes domain.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Prompt optimization, red-teaming, and improving robustness of LLMs for life-science NLP applications within Collate’s products.
- Build pipelines and infrastructure to deploy AI systems reliably, safely, and at scale.
- Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to translate user needs into AI-driven features.
- Develop evaluation frameworks to ensure models are accurate, fair, and trustworthy in real-world life science settings.
- Experiment rapidly, while balancing iteration speed with the rigor required for high-stakes applications.
- Create tools and workflows that make AI development more efficient across the team.

## What We’re Looking For
- Hands-on experience building and deploying ML/AI systems in production.
- Strong foundation in deploying search and retrieval systems and NLP applications.
- Ability to bridge research and engineering — from prototyping models to shipping them in user-facing products.
- Comfort working in an early-stage startup where ambiguity is high and ownership is expected.
- Motivation to apply AI to life sciences in a way that prioritizes reliability, safety, and impact.

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