AI Model Developer

Overview

Grow with us! This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work three days a week at the Ericsson office in Austin, Texas. Relocation is not offered for this position. Ericsson Inc. does not sponsor U.S. work authorizations for this position (including initial and/or change of employer filings for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, and TN visas). Ericsson does not hire F-1 students on CPT or EAD for this position.

Join a team building AI capabilities that power next-generation telecommunications solutions. Based in Austin, the AI Model Developer (JS5/JS6) works with researchers, software engineers, data scientists, and product teams to design, evaluate, optimize, and deploy advanced machine learning models. This is a hands-on technical role for an experienced professional with approximately 6+ years of industry experience who enjoys solving complex AI challenges and collaborating across disciplines.

• Design, develop, and optimize Transformer-based and other deep learning models
• Evaluate emerging AI architectures and recommend evidence-based improvements
• Build and maintain reference implementations using PyTorch or JAX
• Develop reproducible experiments and benchmark model accuracy, latency, and resource utilization
• Fine-tune foundation models for telecommunications and enterprise use cases
• Work with data scientists to prepare datasets and evaluation pipelines
• Partner with software engineering teams to integrate models into production environments
• Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend optimization strategies
• Document model designs, assumptions, and validation results clearly
• Support the growth of junior team members and contribute to shared engineering best practices

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field
• 6+ years of industry experience developing machine learning or AI solutions
• Solid experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensor Flow
• Strong understanding of Transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, embeddings, and LLM fundamentals
• Proficiency in Python and modern ML development workflows
• Familiarity with model evaluation, experimentation, and performance analysis
• Experience with Git and collaborative software development practices
• Clear communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams

Preferred

• Experience with Generative AI and Large Language Models
• Background applying AI to wireless communications, networking, or telecommunications
• Familiarity with Hugging Face, ONNX, MLFlow, Ray, or similar ML tooling
• Experience with distributed training or inference optimization
• Knowledge of MLOps and CI/CD practices for AI systems

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The statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position and are not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Additional tasks may be assigned as needed.

Compensation and benefits information is provided separately. Ericsson offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, retirement, paid time off, and additional programs described by the company.