Principal ML Engineer

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New York / $185000 - $210000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$185000 - $210000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

You'll architect and deploy production-grade Generative AI and agentic systems, shape engineering standards, and play a key role in driving AI adoption across the organization.

What You'll Do

  • Build and scale LLM-powered applications (GPT-class + open-source models)
  • Design RAG pipelines, prompt frameworks, and context management systems
  • Develop agentic AI systems (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, memory, planning)
  • Architect high-performance backend APIs (FastAPI, gRPC) for AI services
  • Design and operate cloud-native ML infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Implement MLOps / LLMOps pipelines (MLflow, SageMaker, Kubeflow, etc.)
  • Drive best practices in Python engineering, testing, and CI/CD
  • Partner with leadership on AI strategy, tooling, and platform direction

What You Bring

  • 10+ years of experience in ML Engineering / Data / Backend systems
  • Deep expertise in Python and scalable system design
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, and modern AI frameworks
  • Strong background in cloud infrastructure + distributed systems
  • Experience building production-grade APIs and ML pipelines
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction

Nice to Have

  • Experience with agentic frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI)
  • Exposure to vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector)
  • Background in regulated environments or AI governance
  • Cloud certifications (AWS / GCP / Azure) or advanced degree

Why Join Us?

  • Work on cutting-edge AI systems with real business impact
  • Influence platform strategy and architecture at scale
  • Collaborate with a high-caliber AI/ML team
  • Own initiatives from concept → production

CONTACT

Sasha Hoherchak

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