Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent experience
3+ years of professional experience in software engineering or AI/ML development (ideally with a Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, ML, Data Science, or related field)
Practical experience and theoretical knowledge of language technologies such as dialogue/conversational systems, NLP, and Information Retrieval
Proficiency in Python and relevant deep learning frameworks; experience with model training (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Hugging Face Transformers/Adapters) and serving (e.g., Hugging Face TGI, vLLM)
Job description
Role: AI / ML Engineer OR Data Scientist
Location: Canada / USA - Remote
Long Term Contract
Expi: 3+ years
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent experience
3+ years of professional experience (or equivalent) in software engineering, AI/ML development (ideally including a Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, ML, Data Science, or a related field)
Practical experience and theoretical knowledge of language technologies such as: dialogue/conversational systems, NLP, and Information Retrieval
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
Proficiency in Python and relevant deep learning frameworks; training (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, JAX, Hugging Face Transformers/Adapters), serving (e.g., Hugging Face TGI//outlines, vLLM)
Experience with LLM model development and deployment ideally including experience with model distillation, supervised fine-tuning using RLHF/DPO, and automatic prompt tuning (e.g. DSPy, TextGrad)
Experience with cloud deployment of ML systems (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) including and open systems (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes) and associated ML services.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience structuring and running data-backed experiments
