The AI Engineer will develop AI-driven solutions, manage projects independently, collaborate in a fast-paced environment, and implement LLM retrieval systems using various programming languages.
JOB TITLE: AI Engineer
LOCATION: Remote
COMMITMENT: Full-time (Contractor)
Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI Engineer to join our team. This role requires a blend of technical prowess and visionary thinking to build and maintain innovative AI-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment and possess the ability to drive projects forward with minimal oversight.
Responsibilities:
Project Development:
- Build technically strong, independent projects from scratch, including open-source projects or functioning products.
- Ideate and execute on product ideas end-to-end.
- Rapidly create and implement new features, often within the same day.
Collaboration and Leadership:
- Work effectively in a high-growth, fast-paced environment with minimal directional oversight.
- Contribute to the vision of relational computing with insightful and innovative ideas.
Technical Implementation:
- Implement and optimize retrieval for LLM-based applications.
- Write clean, efficient, and scalable code using C, C++, Python, and functional languages like SML/OCaml.
- Perform low-level programming in C/C++/Assembly.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience building independent projects from scratch, demonstrating the ability to ideate and execute end-to-end.
- 5+ years of experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments, ideally within startups.
- Strong mastery of C, C++, Python, and functional languages like SML/OCaml, with 5+ years of experience in low-level programming in C/C++/Assembly.
- Proven ability to implement retrieval in LLM-based applications.
About Builders:
Builders leverages highly skilled distributed engineering teams with Latin America’s top software talent. Connecting top technology startups, mid-size companies and large enterprises across North America with superior tech talent needed to innovate, compete and excel in their field of business.
Top Skills
Assembly
C
C++
Ocaml
Python
Sml
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