New York, NY

Principal Software Engineer (AI/ML)

Talener

Our client is a prestigious, global Law Firm with offices in over three dozen countries.  They specialize in Legal Services pertaining to Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Criminal Defense, Mergers & Acquisition, Government Affairs, Financial Services, and many other offerings to meet client needs.  

The Job: This firm is at the forefront of embracing emerging technologies like AI, Large Language Modeling, and Machine Learning and with the support of their executive team they’ve spun up an internal innovation hub to tackle the future of AI in their industry.  This group operates independently with a startup mentality and is aggressively expanding. As such, they are seeking a seasoned Principal level Software Engineer with a specialization in AI/ML and Data Science to join their team on a full-time basis.  This person will drive product innovation and bring AI products to market, theorize proof of concepts, and build complex back end systems and platforms. Additional responsibilities include coaching up a team of traditional data scientists on SDLC best practices and helping them write, test, and deploy their own code and models.  This is a fantastic opportunity at the ground floor in a growing division that’s backed by the resources of a massive Law Firm and it also allows for full remote work from anywhere in the United States. 

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer (AI / ML)

Required Technical Skills:
  • Expert level Python coding skills including the use of frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, Django, etc. 
  • Strong understanding of software design patterns and architecture, ideally in both monolithic and microservice environments
  • Prior experience in platform development working on highly scalable and complex back end systems and services
  • Capable of working in a cloud environment, ideally with Azure, including cloud-based deployments, as well as software design and architecture tailored to the cloud 
  • Comfortable working regularly with DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
  • Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of mostly data scientists, including teaching SDLC best practices, version control, code deployment techniques, and aligning the team on a common vision  
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or Related Discipline

Additional Experience:
  • Theoretical Understanding of Generative AI principles
  • Experience Building and Testing Large Language Models
  • Comfortable working with tools such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc. 
  • Ability to work across the stack including on front end functionality 
  • MS or PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or Related Discipline

Salary Range:  Highly competitive base salary in the 200-250k range depending on experience + a performance based annual bonus and full benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, etc.

Work Setup: Fully Remote, anywhere in the United States w/ potential for some travel to NYC where their innovation hub is located 
For immediate consideration, please email John Higgins at jhiggins@talener.com 

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