Sr. Machine Learning Engineer (LLM)
Greylock Partners
Series A investment looking for a Sr. MLE with AI/ML expertise to build cutting-edge AI agent systems for financial compliance. You'll work at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, turning the latest advancements in language models and agent frameworks into production-grade solutions that deliver real value for financial institutions.
This is a hands-on role where you'll build robust, scalable systems that operate in live customer environments. You'll work directly with state-of-the-art AI technologies while ensuring the reliability and accuracy that regulated industries demand.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement agentic workflows, optimize prompt engineering, and develop RAG systems
- Build systems to measure, test, and improve AI performance
- Turn the latest advancements in applied AI into scalable, reliable software that operates seamlessly in enterprise environments
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver AI features that solve real-world problems at scale
- Debug and improve AI system performance, from prompt optimization to retrieval system tuning
Qualifications:
- BSCS & 4+ years of related industry experience with 1+ year focused on Generative AI/ML applications, leveraging modern LLM's (strong plus for exp with multi-agent workflows)
- Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and vector search systems
- Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
- Familiarity with AI evaluation techniques and performance optimization
About Us:
Greylock is an early-stage investor in hundreds of remarkable companies including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Workday, Cloudera, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, among others. More can be found about us here:
How We Work:
We are full-time, salaried employees of Greylock and provide free candidate referrals/introductions to our active investments. We will contact anyone who looks like a potential match--requesting to schedule a call with you immediately.
Due to the selective nature of this service and the volume of applicants we typically receive from our job postings, a follow-up email will not be sent until a match is identified with one of our investments.
Please note: We are not recruiting for any roles within Greylock at this time. This job posting is for direct employment with a startup in our portfolio.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology-
Industries
Software Development and Technology, Information and Internet
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