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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