Machine Learning Engineer; LLMs​/AI

Overview

ghSMART is a premier leadership advisory firm trusted by CEOs, boards, and investors. We partner with many of the world’s most influential leaders and organizations to build winning leadership teams and amplify positive impact.

Machine Learning Engineer (LLMs / AI)
ghSMART - Charleston, WV

• Remote
• Full-time
• Posted 10 hours ago

As a Machine Learning & Data Engineer, you will leverage ghSMART’s extensive, structured leadership dataset to build advanced AI solutions/agents and create new RAG‑based solutions. You’ll contribute to the evolution of our ghSMART Leadership Intelligence Platform, help drive research initiatives, and collaborate with academic partners. You will also support both data engineering and AI engineering efforts.

• Design, build, and extend ML models (LLMs and traditional ML) that deliver high-accuracy insights from ghSMART’s structured leadership dataset
• Develop RAG-based agents and algorithms to unlock novel leadership insights from our research database
• Integrate advanced solutions and AI Agents into the Leadership Intelligence Platform
• Optimize data pipelines and workflows to ensure robust, efficient data ingestion, transformation, and model serving across engineering teams
• Collaborate on research with academic partners and contribute to publications and thought leadership by validating findings with rigorous methods

• 5+ years of ML engineering experience building and shipping large-scale models and systems
• Hands-on expertise with RAG frameworks and LLMs, including designing retrieval strategies, prompt orchestration, evaluation, and deployment at scale
• Strong data engineering fundamentals across pipelines, data quality, and feature engineering to support reliable ML workflows
• Security and privacy mindset, with experience applying best practices to protect sensitive data in ML systems
• Collaborative, remote-first working style with clear communication and ownership

Meaningful Impact Everyday: We believe leadership is the greatest force for good.

Exceptional team, grounded in generosity: We have a team of extraordinary people united by excellence, humility, and a shared purpose.

Freedom to Shape a Career with

Purpose:

You have the power to shape a career that aligns with your purpose.

Have your voice and talents recognized
. We are a flat organization that values proactivity and ability over bureaucracy and tenure.

You should reasonably expect a base salary of $160,000 - $175,000. In addition, we offer an annual discretionary performance bonus.

ghSMART is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace across all of our global locations.