LLM Engineer

***Remote Positions***

Clear Fracture is seeking an LLM Engineer to help develop our next-generation agentic products revolutionizing data integration. This position will focus on creating and refining the dynamic control mechanisms governing agent and multi-agent systems which plan and implement data pipelines. This includes tasks like creating domain-specific knowledge and function graphs/ontologies and methods of querying them, developing methods to shape foundation model behavior (prompt engineering) and broader agent interactions, and interfacing with 3rd party data integration platforms. As part of our development team, you will coordinate with other disciplines to holistically design and create products. The successful candidate will stay abreast of innovations in multi-modal models, agentic systems, and data engineering, be motivated and able to personally apply relevant methods, have a "let's figure it out" attitude, experience developing software, and thorough understanding of the construction, use, and limits of foundation models.

Responsibilities include:

Suggest ways requirements can be met via search, machine learning, and other data science methodsDecompose AI problems into solvable pieces and translate those solutions into codePrepare design specifications, conceptual diagrams, process flows, data models, prototypes, user interface designs, use cases, screen layouts, test plans, deployment plans, and system documentationTrain and validate models and knowledge graphs, often in big data, distributed environmentsPerform model introspection to understand and explain model behaviorsIntegrate models into operational systems, including performing prompt engineering and domain specific refinement, coordinating multiple agents, and optimizing performanceEfficiently develop software capabilities using industry standards and repeatable processes, helping projects stay within budget and on scheduleReview and test software for functionality and adherence to the design requirements and document test resultsDetermine the efficacy of your projects through repeatable, quantifiable means like industry standard benchmarkingEducate others on the capabilities of your projects via demonstrations, tutorials, or other meansWork well within a team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersStay up to date with developments in the field and continually learn how to apply the latest relevant advancementsLead trade studies, analyses of alternatives, and assessments of existing systems

Requirements:

Minimum of a bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience in a science or engineering fieldMinimum of 8 years software development experience with Java, Python, and SQLDue to the nature of this position and the information that employees will be required to access, U.S. Citizenship is required.Significant, demonstrable experience implementing retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and using various prompt engineering techniques, especially reflection, prompt chaining, reason and act (ReAct) and chain of thoughtExperience performing data engineering tasks using a platform like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Data Integration or Data Flows, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Glue, Informatica, Talend, or similar.Ability to describe the data assumptions and processing steps of common machine learning methods, and which methods are appropriate for a variety of use casesDeep understanding of transformer architectures and foundation model training and operationsExpertise with ML libraries, like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangGraph, and LlamaIndexStrong problem-solving skillsStrong written and oral communications skillsAble to work independently and self-identify tasksAbility to review and maintain existing code and applicationsAbility to research and evaluate new concepts and processes to improve performance

Preferences:

Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearanceExperience with Spark, Elasticsearch, Containers, and Kubernetes; or related vector/graph databases and distributed processing platformsFamiliarity deploying data and processing in commercial clouds like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft AzureFamiliarity with visualization tools like Qlik, Tableau, Plotly, Kibana, and MatplotlibThis is an ideal opportunity to be part of inventing a whole new class of software products. At Clear Fracture, we are driven by wanting to remove friction from data handling and analysis, and we thrive vicariously through our customer's success. We know that our employees play the largest role in our continual success. That is why we foster an environment of growth and development, with an emphasis on opportunity, recognition, and work-life balance. We give the same high level of commitment to our employees that we give to our clients. If Clear Fracture sounds like the place where you want to be, we'd enjoy speaking with you.

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