Senior AI Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About Remote People</h2> <p>At Remote People, we're building the <strong>infrastructure to power borderless teams</strong>. By handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance, our technology enables businesses to hire anyone anywhere compliantly at the push of a button.</p> <p>If you're interested in adding to <strong>our vision of enabling people to work in dream jobs, for every company, and from anywhere in the world</strong>, apply now!</p> <p>We're committed to building a global, diverse team representing different and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability. Being part of Remote People means being part of a growing, international family.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're seeking a forward-thinking Senior AI Engineer who thrives on innovation and wants to play a pivotal role in transforming the company through cutting-edge AI technologies. You will lead the charge in integrating AI across the organization, ensuring its responsible and impactful adoption.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="326" data-local-id="0c5ece79-31c0-4f41-9a93-1881426035da"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design and build AI solutions (with a strong focus on <strong data-renderer-mark="true">LLMs</strong> and modern ML) for real-world business problems.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="437" data-local-id="9a338c9d-30e2-44e1-9e81-04f1470b5190"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI features: problem definition, data understanding, modeling, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="586" data-local-id="b75967a3-6b53-4c2b-8423-14e95074d91f"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and optimize <strong data-renderer-mark="true">LLM-based applications</strong> (e.g. RAG, agents, chatbots, document understanding).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="687" data-local-id="fc634e5d-cd93-49f7-828e-0bf5b19ef934"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participate in the design and management of <strong data-renderer-mark="true">data pipelines</strong> for efficient data collection, preprocessing, and analytics.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="810" data-local-id="f2e3202b-5cea-4e5a-afec-7c075eb7ad7e"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and deploy AI solutions into the company’s <strong data-renderer-mark="true">cloud infrastructure</strong>, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="935" data-local-id="6a3eaf9d-8879-4261-8ab7-4509f31a4013"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into products, services, and internal tools.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1053" data-local-id="5d693a94-cb5b-4d13-9990-c1fb0df3752d"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Identify and prioritize areas where AI and machine learning can add measurable value to business processes, products, and operations.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="1190" data-local-id="18d17957-4b15-4258-877f-c0df01598f5a"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Educate and guide stakeholders on the potential applications of AI, fostering a culture of innovation.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="1312" data-local-id="100136bb-a715-4b4f-a4c0-f4de31d0c24d"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Minimum of <strong data-renderer-mark="true">5 years in a Software Development</strong> role, including at least <strong data-renderer-mark="true">2 years in AI/ML engineering</strong> or a related field, with a track record of delivering AI solutions.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1482" data-local-id="551341cd-b170-42a6-927c-8b49a07e52f3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven experience building and deploying <strong data-renderer-mark="true">production-grade AI/ML systems</strong> (batch and/or real-time).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1583" data-local-id="5914dc2e-5c99-4a97-b051-d6dca6aa3666"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Practical experience with LLMs and <strong data-renderer-mark="true">generative AI</strong> (e.g. prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, or LLM orchestration frameworks).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1723" data-local-id="b58bd314-42f5-4c2c-839c-9ad4fbf16194"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with <strong data-renderer-mark="true">vector databases</strong> and semantic search (e.g. Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1841" data-local-id="25ffcc1c-e9e6-4b3f-b1f8-4fe496d64b4a"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience implementing <strong data-renderer-mark="true">RAG architectures</strong>, retrieval pipelines, and evaluation for LLM-based systems.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1946" data-local-id="e5c4f86f-6820-4618-ac5a-d84ce84d0971"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Background in building and managing <strong data-renderer-mark="true">data pipelines</strong> for AI/ML systems.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2019" data-local-id="e7b06ab7-084a-4ab6-b1a7-1f7559d1724d"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong programming skills in <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Python</strong>, including hands-on experience with <strong data-renderer-mark="true">FastAPI</strong> and <strong data-renderer-mark="true">asynchronous programming</strong> (async/await).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2146" data-local-id="a9c9e05a-b0f9-493d-b7d8-c72e5eee7560"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with <strong data-renderer-mark="true">cloud platforms</strong> (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and integrating AI solutions into cloud-based systems.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2268" data-local-id="684e7529-14ac-4819-a362-7cbe8dc84b0f"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in <strong data-renderer-mark="true">database management</strong>, data wrangling, and working with distributed systems.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2361" data-local-id="acf10681-5619-450b-a0a4-7fb3d3523941"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Solid foundation in <strong data-renderer-mark="true">algorithm design, statistics, and data science</strong>.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2432" data-local-id="d0521a60-8bb7-4b65-b818-3506a325d39d"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Previous experience promoting and advocating for technology adoption in a corporate setting.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Preferred Skills:</strong></span></p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="283f47e4-843e-477d-898e-fa99f4c117e6" data-indent-level="1"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="2548" data-local-id="9bb7708b-5f5c-4bfa-be5f-9879b1f93c7e"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with <strong data-renderer-mark="true">MLOps</strong> practices and tools for managing AI/ML workflows (e.g. CI/CD for ML, monitoring, experiment tracking).</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2677" data-local-id="8d5eae18-2746-48eb-b9a7-4474c1914bac"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong communication skills, with the ability to <strong data-renderer-mark="true">educate and influence stakeholders at all levels</strong> of the organization.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2799" data-local-id="f5094cd8-2c53-475a-9904-a26489307393"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering <strong data-renderer-mark="true">practical, scalable AI solutions</strong>.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2887" data-local-id="b073a5a4-4a6d-4719-8ea1-d394fb6c26b9"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Passion for <strong data-renderer-mark="true">driving innovation</strong> and fostering an <strong data-renderer-mark="true">AI-first culture</strong> within the organization.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2980" data-local-id="40cc3198-01d6-462d-918e-ab9974776d40"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">High ownership mindset, always striving for improvements in systems, processes, and ways of working.</span></p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 12pt;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3084" data-local-id="116d3ba8-0908-4f58-bf10-80c77c1e8c56"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Excellent <strong data-renderer-mark="true">presentation and documentation</strong> skills.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="3136" data-local-id="f651fa3c-fe71-4a2b-a4b1-0a5d0548f0ed"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Set high standards for yourself and others, and lead by example.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3204" data-local-id="719b00ae-a137-4541-9f90-5ea27d7d35f3">&nbsp;</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3206" data-local-id="7b37043d-69d1-4a87-9543-6daf205ad7d9"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you're passionate about building high quality software and enjoy working in a supportive team environment, we encourage you to apply and become a valuable part of our Product and Engineering team.</span></p> <h1 id="Overview" data-renderer-start-pos="1"></h1><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>What it's like working at Remote People</strong></h2> <p><strong>Our service &amp; product</strong>. We're a technology company, not an accountancy, payroll provider, recruitment firm or similar. We build a workforce management platform that allows our customers to hire the best talent in minutes, without worrying about compliance, payroll, or HR admin.</p> <p><strong>Our amazing team and environment</strong>. Working at Remote People means you're working on something very exciting: Allowing every person on the planet to have access to equal opportunities in living a fulfilled work and personal life. We believe in hiring from within and going the extra mile to retain top talent. As the company continues to grow extremely fast, you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow alongside.</p> <p><strong>Our benefits and perks. </strong>Being part of Remote People means that you get the benefit of:</p> <ul> <li>A competitive salary</li> <li>An asynchronous working environment</li> <li>A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job</li> <li>The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time</li> <li>Growth opportunities within the company</li> <li>We provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one</li> </ul> <h2><strong>How to apply</strong></h2> <p>Please fill out the form and upload your CV in a PDF format.</p> <p>If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still keen to reaching out, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.</p> <p>Need help? Get in touch with us at: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:join@remotepeople.com" target="_blank">join@remotepeople.com</a></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>