Hiring: AI Engineer Company: Avathon Location: Pleasanton, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:40:43 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AI, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, Computer Vision, Fine-tuning, GCP, Hugging Face, LLM, LangChain, LlamaIndex, MLOps, Machine Learning, NLP, Phoenix, PyTorch, Python, RAG, Systems Design, TensorFlow About the job Experience: •5 years of hands-on industry experience, you are expected to bring expertise in AI system design, ML engineering, LLM deployment, and scalable software development within fast-paced startup environments. •5 years of hands-on industry experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Applied AI, or related roles Required Skills: •Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI & LLMs •This role is ideal for someone with strong engineering depth who can bridge research and production—building robust AI platforms, optimizing LLM workflows, and delivering high-impact solutions across forecasting, route optimization, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and intelligent automation. •With 3–5 years of hands-on industry experience, you are expected to bring expertise in AI system design, ML engineering, LLM deployment, and scalable software development within fast-paced startup environments. •Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI/ML systems with strong emphasis on Generative AI and LLM-powered applications •Develop and optimize end-to-end LLM pipelines including RAG architectures, fine-tuning, prompt orchestration, evaluation, and observability •Build scalable backend services and APIs for AI applications using modern engineering best practices •Implement and productionize transformer-based models and GenAI workflows for enterprise use cases •Design vector search systems, embedding pipelines, and retrieval frameworks for knowledge-intensive applications Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related technical field •3–5 years of hands-on industry experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Applied AI, or related roles •Strong experience building and deploying LLM-based applications in production environments •Solid expertise with Python and modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar •In-depth knowledge of transformer architectures, LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG systems, and vector databases •Operational familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure •Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design, debugging, performance optimization, and production reliability •Strong analytical thinking, ownership mindset, and ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving startup environments •Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business stakeholder •Exposure to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, or embedding-based search systems Compensation: •$110,000 - $130,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Medical Coverage and Parental Leave Plans Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!