Senior Staff AI Engineer, Lattice

• Experience: 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience designing and deploying scalable AI/ML, primarily LLM, systems in production environments
• LLM Expertise: Deep expertise in LLM techniques, including prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, RLHF, LoRA, and vector databases
• AIOps Leadership: Hands-on experience with AIOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/CDK, MLflow, and DataDog for deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD workflows
• Technical Depth: Expertise in Python (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain) and cloud platforms, particularly AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS), with a strong understanding of large-scale data engineering
• System Design: Exceptional end to end system design and well rounded architecture skills, capable of solving open-ended problems with innovative solutions
• Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to align technical work with larger business and organizational goals, exercising judgment to prioritize impactful outcomes
• Leadership and Mentorship: Strong track record of influencing and mentoring engineers and cross-functional teams, fostering alignment and collaboration across departments

Desirable

• Lattice's Engineering team is dedicated to building cutting-edge solutions that empower people and organizations to thrive
• We leverage a modern tech stack designed for productivity and joy, prioritizing maintainable, robust, and performant code
• Our culture emphasizes collaboration, iteration, and innovation, working closely with designers and product managers to deliver exceptional technical architecture and user experiences
• As a Senior Staff AI Engineer, you will play a strategic leadership role in shaping Lattice's artificial intelligence initiatives
• Your work will have a significant, organization-wide impact, driving the development of AI systems, particularly focusing on large language models (LLMs) and advanced machine learning technologies, while mentoring and empowering engineering teams to achieve technical excellence
• Contribute to Lattice's AI strategy by influencing technical and non-technical decisions to align cross-functional teams with organizational goals
• Use your expertise to propose appropriate AI solutions to business problems, considering potential options in terms of customer value, cost and security
• Lead technical evaluations of AI/ML vendors and platforms, providing strategic recommendations on build vs. buy decisions for AI infrastructure
• Serve as a subject-matter expert, influencing and aligning organizational goals with technical possibilities in the AI domain
• Identify long-term AI opportunities and spearhead technical initiatives that adapt to future needs
• Design and lead the implementation of end-to-end architectures for AI/ML solutions, encompassing data pipelines, model development, integrating with existing products, deployment, and monitoring
• Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions tailored to Lattice’s people platform and product suite, ensuring scalability, latency, accuracy, and cost-efficiency
• Establish best practices for AI development, including AIOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, feature flagging, and real-time model monitoring
• Mentor and guide engineers across the organization, fostering a culture of innovation and inclusion while promoting technical growth