Drimva

Avathon

Senior AI Engineer

$130K–$155K

Pleasanton, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 2, 2026

Experience
Minimum 5 years of hands-on industry experience in AI engineering, machine learning, data science, or applied AI roles.
Education
Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

About the job

Designs and deploys production-ready machine learning and Generative AI systems, especially LLM applications, for industrial and other business problems.

What you'll do

  • Build, fine-tune, evaluate, and optimize LLMs and transformer-based applications.
  • Develop scalable ML pipelines and production systems; monitor LLM cost, latency, quality, and drift.
  • Work with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to turn ambiguous needs into AI solutions.

What they ask for

  • Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on industry experience in AI engineering, machine learning, data science, or applied AI.
  • Experience with Generative AI frameworks and LLMs, including transformer architectures, fine-tuning, or RAG systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and modern ML/AI libraries, plus experience deploying ML models in production.

Nice to have

  • Experience with RAG, vector databases, and embedding-based search.
  • Experience with LLM observability or evaluation platforms and production monitoring practices.

Pay

$130k - $155k USD base salary annually

Tools

Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, AWS, GCP, Azure, Langfuse

AI focus

Generative AI and LLM applications, including model fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, evaluation, alignment, observability, and production monitoring.

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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)