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AI Software Engineer (Top AI/LLM Startup)

$150k - $225k

Focus Capital Markets

AI Software Engineer (Top AI/LLM Startup) AI Software Engineer (Top AI/LLM Startup) Focus Capital Markets provided pay range This range is provided by Focus Capital Markets. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $150,000.00/yr - $225,000.00/yr Focus Capital is looking for a rock star AI software engineer with extensive Python experience to join our partner’s startup technology firm. As the innovator in out-of-the-box AI and LLM solutions, the firm privately raised over $100 Million in funding with a billion dollar evaluation and over $100M in revenue since it's inception. Servicing some of the top consumer-facing firms ( including Fortune 10 companies ), our partner has capitalized on the growing interest in generative AI, large language modeling and automated ML technologies by offering a platform that each company can build on top of and utilize for a variety of use cases. Think of the ability to instantly turn a legacy company's antiquated databases into its own Google to find nuanced insights, can turn every file into a searchable Google Images-like tool, or give that company the ability to automate technology processes at scale with almost no tuning required. In this role, you will work with our customers while collaborating with AI researchers, data experts and software teams to develop client-focused use cases and data sets that supercharge next gen AI models. You will make an impact in end-to-end processes including be involved with data strategy, pipelines, data processing, software development and AI infrastructure. You will also work on customer-facing teams that allow the startups clients to use advanced models for various business use cases. These customers include some of the top data scientists and ML researchers in the world. In addition to AI and engineering aspects, you will at times act as client-facing project manager to determine the goals of each client and how they can achieve this through the use large language models. You would be joining a rapidly growing and already successful company that operates as a startup despite having numerous Fortune 500 clients. We will only accept candidates who are 100% hands-on and don’t have any issues being tech’d out in the process . The role is based in San Francisco and requires a total of 2 days onsite per week Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of experience programming in Python Prior professional experience working with Gen AI, LLMs and SLMs. Tangible experience working with ETL, relational databases, SQL, NoSQL or MongoDB. Desire to work with machine learning tools Prior professional experience with cloud environments (i.e. AWS, GCP) A bachelors or higher in computer science or a related field Must have excellent communication skills. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and IT System Custom Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Focus Capital Markets by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Get notified about new Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area . Software Engineer, AI Platform - New Grad Mountain View, CA $145,000.00-$170,000.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $149,998.00-$250,000.00 5 days ago AI/ML Engineer (Multiple roles and seniority levels) San Francisco, CA $140,670.00-$195,400.00 4 days ago San Jose, CA $130,000.00-$200,000.00 3 days ago San Jose, CA $137,500.00-$236,500.00 1 week ago San Jose, CA $120,700.00-$228,600.00 1 week ago Machine Learning Engineer, Early Stage Project Mountain View, CA $136,000.00-$185,000.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $160,000.00-$185,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $150,000.00-$260,000.00 5 months ago San Francisco, CA $180,000.00-$240,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $115,000.00-$185,000.00 3 weeks ago San Francisco Bay Area $155,000.00-$265,500.00 2 weeks ago San Jose, CA $118,657.00-$187,200.00 2 weeks ago Mountain View, CA $152,000.00-$228,000.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $88,000.00-$140,000.00 1 month ago San Jose, CA $120,700.00-$228,600.00 1 week ago Software Engineer, Python - AI Training (Freelance, Remote) Machine Learning Engineer (I, II, or Sr.) Software Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Sunnyvale, CA $141,000.00-$202,000.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $140,000.00-$180,000.00 6 months ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr Focus Capital Markets

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