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Lead Machine Learning Engineer - Applied Scientist

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Overview

Role focused on evaluating and improving LLMs and AI agents' performance.

Ideal candidate should have deep familiarity with LLM evaluation methodologies and hands-on experience in Python and ML frameworks.

Only candidates from 21 U.S. states are considered

176k usd / yearremoteEnglishPythonPyTorch

Locations

  • United States

Requirements

  • Experience with LLM evaluation methodologies
  • Hands-on experience in Python and ML frameworks
  • Ability to work across teams and disciplines

Responsibilities

  • Develop evaluation pipelines for LLM systems
  • Define quality metrics for LLMs
  • Lead experiments to improve system behaviors
  • Collaborate with partners for product development
  • Build automated testing and monitoring tools
  • Share findings through documentation and demos

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401(k) plan with matching
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan