Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing AI & Data Science team in R&D. This role is ideal for someone passionate about solving complex problems using data-driven approaches and deploying scalable machine learning solutions in production environments. Additionally, this role will focus on designing scalable NLP systems powered by state-of-the-art transformer models, optimizing inference performance, and integrating LLMs into real-world products.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intelligent, language-driven solutions that enhance user experience and business outcomes.  This position is onsite with locations in Tampa FL, Arlington TX, or Orlando FL.
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
** Design, fine-tune, and deploy LLMs (LLaMA, Mistral, etc.) for various NLP tasks such as summarization, question answering, semantic search, and chatbots.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into ML solutions. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
** Qualifications and Education Requirements
** 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years focused on NLP or LLMs.Proficiency in ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Scikit-learn, CUDA).Hands-on experience with Hugging Face Transformers, Lang Chain, and OpenAI APIs.Technology proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Linux, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).Experience in working with SQL/No

SQL database systems such as MySQL, Mongo

DB or Elasticsearch.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
** Preferred Skills
** Experience with deep learning, NLP, computer vision, or reinforcement learning.  

Experience with feature engineering and model interpretability techniques. Knowledge of prompt engineering and prompt optimization strategies.

Experience with multi-modal models (e.g., combining text with image or audio inputs). Familiarity with distributed training and model parallelism.

Experience with fine-tuning LLMs using LoRA, QLoRA, or PEFT techniques is a plus.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git). Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
** Security Responsibilities*
* ** Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
** Duties performed in an office environment and manufacturing facility.
** Other Duties
** Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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