Data Scientist / Software Engineer (AI)

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New York / $65 - $90 hour

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Salary
SALARY:

$65 - $90

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Contract

Data Scientist / Software Engineer (AI)

Lead Software Engineer (AI) position having experience in classic and generative AI techniques, and responsible for design, implementation, and support of Python based applications.

What you'll do:?

  • Deliver client engagements that use AI rapidly, on the order of a few weeks
  • Stay on top of current tools, techniques, and frameworks to be able to use and advise clients on them
  • Build proofs of concept rapidly, to learn and adapt to changing market needs
  • Support building internal applications for use by associates to improve productivity


What you'll need:
7+ years of experience in classic AI techniques and at least 1.5 years in generative AI techniques. Demonstrated ability to run short development cycles and solid grasp of building software in a collaborative team setting.

Must have:

  • Experience building applications for knowledge search and summarization, frameworks to evaluate and compare performance of different GenAI techniques, measuring and improving accuracy and helpfulness of generative responses, implementing observability.
  • Experience with agentic AI frameworks, RAG, embedding models, vector DBs
  • Experience working with Python libraries like Pandas, Scikit-Learn, Numpy, and Scipy is required.
  • Experience deploying applications to cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.
  • Familiarity with AWS Bedrock / Azure AI / Databricks Services.
  • Solid grasp of building software in a collaborative team setting - use of agile scrum and tools like Jira / GitHub.
  • Demonstrated ability to run short development cycle.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to present technical information in a clear and concise manner to IT Leaders and business stakeholders.



Nice to have:

  • Experience in finetuning Language models.
  • Experience in MLOps Frameworks like Kubeflow, MLFlow, DataRobot, Airflow etc.,
  • Experience in Machine learning models and techniques like NLP, BERT, Transformers, Deep learning.
  • Experience building scalable data models and performing complex relational databases queries using SQL (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).



Who you are:

  • Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent communications skills interacting with technical and business audiences.
  • Excellent organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills.
  • Must possess a willingness and aptitude to embrace new technologies/ideas and master concepts rapidly.
  • Intellectual curiosity, passion for technology and keeping up with new trends.
  • Delivering project work on-time within budget with high quality.

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