AI Architect (Equity role)
About Us:
Our client is a rapidly expanding, innovative startup focused on pushing the boundaries of AI technologies in the Retail industry, especially in Conversational AI. They are passionate about building cutting-edge products and solving real-world problems with AI. Join us to shape the future of AI development in a dynamic, fast-paced environment! Great opportunity to join a young start-up as an equity owner.
Position Overview:
We are seeking an AI Architect to lead the design, testing, and implementation of AI systems within our startup. This role is central to our success as we build conversational AI applications that deliver groundbreaking user experiences. You will be responsible for developing the strategy for AI models, leading the architecture and development of test cases, troubleshooting issues, and future-proofing our AI systems.
Please note this role requires hands-on with the AI/ML code, building/deploying models & using related tools
Key Responsibilities:
- Machine Learning (ML) & Deep Learning Fundamentals:
- Proficiency in algorithms, model evaluation, and optimization techniques.
- Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
- Hands-on experience with frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras.
- Familiarity with using libraries like Hugging Face Transformers specifically for LLMs.
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) & Large Language Models (LLMs):
- Strong understanding of NLP concepts such as tokenization, embeddings, language representation models, and sequence-to-sequence models.
- Experience in training, fine-tuning, and deploying LLMs.
- Expertise in LLM orchestration, using tool calling, function calling & RAG as part of LLM based workflows.
- Familiarity with text generation, summarization, translation, and sentiment analysis using LLMs.
- Programming Languages:
- Proficiency in Python
- Additional experience in other languages like R, Java, or JavaScript is advantageous.
- Data Handling, Preprocessing & RAG:
- Expertise in data preprocessing, feature extraction, and data augmentation techniques.
- Comfortable working with large datasets; experience in handling structured and unstructured data.
- Model Development and Deployment:
- Experience with the end-to-end lifecycle of ML models, from development to deployment.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines for ML and environments like Docker, Kubernetes.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure or TensorFlow for deploying and managing ML models.
- Familiarity with specialized AI/ML services offered by these and other platforms.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in AI/ML development, with a focus on conversational AI.
- Hands-on experience with building, training, and testing AI/ML models (deep learning, NLP, speech recognition, etc.).
- Expertise in architecting and implementing AI systems, especially for voice/text-based conversational systems.
- Strong understanding of AI lifecycle, from data collection to model deployment and monitoring.
- Proficiency in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or other machine learning frameworks.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) for AI/ML workloads.
- Strong knowledge of AI testing methodologies, including model validation and debugging.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex AI model issues and optimize performance.
- Visionary thinking, with an eye on future trends and how to leverage them.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Experience working in a startup environment or with rapidly scaling teams.
- Familiarity with MLOps best practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment of AI models.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of AI technology.
- Collaborative and innovative team culture.
- High impact role with autonomy and visibility.
If you’re passionate about AI and want to make a lasting impact in a fast-growing company, we want to hear from you!