Senior AI Engineer - Poe (Remote)

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora’s “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 4+ years of experience writing Python
• Strong foundation in data structures, ML algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Proven track record of tech leading NLP/Search models to solve industry-scale problems
• Proven track of strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify technical bottlenecks in complex systems
• Deep understanding of large language model APIs, prompt engineering, and LLM workflow design
• Comfortability taking projects from zero to one and owning the entire lifecycle, with a proactive approach to challenges
• Previous experience tech leading complicated end to end machine learning systems
• Experience with leading large-scale multi-engineer projects
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field

Nice to Haves:

• 5+ years of professional experience working on natural language processing, language modeling, etc.
• Experience with generative AI research and applications
• Shipped Gen AI/ML systems in production - AI agent, RAG, etc
• Experience of transformer models and LLM applications
• Flexible and positive team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
• Passion for Poe’s mission and goals

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Be responsible for developing, designing, and maintaining cutting-edge applied LLM projects including but not limited to search result retrieval, recommender systems and multi-bot agents, ensuring smooth and engaging user experiences.
• Participate in a wide variety of Applied AI activities, including refining and optimizing prompting, retrieval-augmented generation, etc to improve the outcome of LLM.
• Continuously research and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in AI and large language models, utilizing innovative techniques and methodologies to enhance our models.
• Take end to end ownership of large and scalable machine learning systems - from data pipelines, feature engineering, candidate extraction, model training, as well as integration into our production systems.

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Equity refreshers
• Remote work reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance programs
• Salary and benefits details specific to US and Canada locations