What are the responsibilities and job description for the Artificial Intelligence Engineer position at ZappHire?
We are looking for an AI Engineer at a Biotech GenAI Startup based out of San Francisco.
What You Will Do
The AI Engineer position is aspecializedand an impactful role — your mission is to lead our AI research and apply that to specific problems that the startup seeks to solve. You are expected to have extensive experience with foundational models, a strong background in Python programming, and a passion for working with cutting-edge models. This role will involve research, development, fine-tuning, and deployment of models in our cloud environment, including both proprietary and open-source solutions.
This role offers you an unparalleled opportunity to work closely with the founders, gaining a comprehensive understanding of what it means to drive innovation and strategic decision-making in a high-growth, early-stage technology startup.This is an exceptional role for talented individuals who aspire to become future founders, Chief Technology Officers, or world-class AI experts within a tech company.You will be at the cutting edge of AI technology, contributing to groundbreaking projects and making a significant impact on the company's success and direction.
What You Will Do
The AI Engineer position is aspecializedand an impactful role — your mission is to lead our AI research and apply that to specific problems that the startup seeks to solve. You are expected to have extensive experience with foundational models, a strong background in Python programming, and a passion for working with cutting-edge models. This role will involve research, development, fine-tuning, and deployment of models in our cloud environment, including both proprietary and open-source solutions.
- First and foremost - contribute significantly to the engineering culture. We deliver a high product velocity and believe shipping is winning
- Develop and deploy foundational models (GPT, Claude 3.5, Llama 3.1, etc.)
- Fine-tune open-source models to meet specific project (module) requirements
- Host and manage open-source models in AWS
- Design and build agentic systems to automate complex tasks and processes (for instance, check this article out)
- Implement and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for our agentic systems
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to ensure our solutions remain cutting-edge
- Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
- Proven experience with foundational models (GPT, Claude, and LLaMA)
- Hands-on experience hosting and managing open-source AI models
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Experience with fine-tuning AI models to optimize performance for specific applications
- Familiarity with different RAG systems and their implementation
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical members
- Preferred background in data science and experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation
- Ability to work in-person in San Francisco
This role offers you an unparalleled opportunity to work closely with the founders, gaining a comprehensive understanding of what it means to drive innovation and strategic decision-making in a high-growth, early-stage technology startup.This is an exceptional role for talented individuals who aspire to become future founders, Chief Technology Officers, or world-class AI experts within a tech company.You will be at the cutting edge of AI technology, contributing to groundbreaking projects and making a significant impact on the company's success and direction.
