Founding AI Engineer

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New York / $230000 - $250000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$230000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Founding AI Engineer

New York, New York

$230,000-250,000 base salary + equity + benefits

Harnham is partnered with a tech startup that is transforming AI with open-source infrastructure, which creates a powerful feedback loop, turning data into smarter, faster, and more cost-effective models. They are scaling out their product and looking for a founding-level AI researcher to own 0-1 development. This person will play a leading role in novel LLM development.

THE ROLE

  • You will build novel machine learning and LLM models for use in open-source environments
  • You will report directly to the C-suite and work closely on technical direction
  • Own development of new PoCs, building out platforms from scratch / 0-1
  • You will integrate the model gateway, establish metrics for feedback, optimize prompts, models, and inference strategies
  • Act as a thought leader role for LLMs within the business

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Founding AI Engineer will likely have the following skills and experience:

  • 5+ years of commercial experience preferred with a focus on building production-ready machine learning/language-based models
  • Experience working in a high-growth startup or large tech company preferred
  • Fluent in Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch) for production-grade work
  • Commercial experience building novel AI platforms with large datasets
  • History of working on models from concept (research) to production / end-to-end
  • Familiarity with advanced machine learning approaches relating to large language models / LLMs
  • Experience in settings wearing multiple hats
  • History of partnering with non-technical stakeholders a plus
  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics or similar

THE BENEFITS

A competitive base salary of $230,000-250,000 + equity + benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your résumé to Tim Jonas via the Apply link on this page.

KEYWORDS

Machine Learning | GenAI | Gen AI | Generative AI | LLMs | Large Language Models | Artificial Intelligence | Research | Production | Startup | AI | Artificial Intelligence | Open-Source | NLP | Natural Language | Python

CONTACT

Tim Jonas
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