Software Engineer - GenAI; Teradyne, North Reading

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in Python to work on Generative AI projects. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in our team and will participate in varying projects, from chatbots to agentic systems to whatever comes next. Candidate must be able to work on-site at the North Reading office.

• Design, implement, test, and deploy Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to improve our product, our process, and our team
• Encourage good software engineering practices (unit testing, documentation, code reviews) in our projects
• Collaborate with a geographically distributed team across multiple time zones

We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficient in Python with experience programming for deployed applications
• Development experience with Generative AI
• Experience using Generative AI tools, for example ChatGPT or Git Hub Copilot
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills with ability to work independently where appropriate
• Able to clearly express complex ideas and concepts both written and verbally

• Understanding of Generative AI technologies, such as
  • LLMs
  • Agentic systems
  • Chatbot applications
  • Prompt engineering
  • RAG, Graph
    
    RAG, and/or Agentic RAG
  • Quantitative evaluation of LLM-based systems (e.g., evaluating Chatbots via LLM-as-judge or Agentic systems for tool selection)
  • Effects of different hyperparameters on LLM results
  • Fine-tuning
• Experience with good AI/ML practices such as model versioning, evaluation data and results management (e.g., metadata storage), regular system evaluations with evaluation result storage, etc.
• Familiarity with MCP
• Azure or other cloud experience
• Software development in a Windows environment

We are only considering candidates local to position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The base salary range for this role is $129,600-$207,400. This range is a good faith estimate, and the amount of base salary will correspond with experience and skill set. This range can also fluctuate depending on demand and location.

This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance.

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. Please  to see details.