Senior Solutions Engineer

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Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Solutions Engineer to partner with our Product Development (PD) organization in identifying and implementing impactful AI/ML solutions. This role is pivotal in transforming complex business challenges into data-driven insights and innovative AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) applications. You will analyze PD workflows to uncover opportunities for AI-driven improvements, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions seamlessly, and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of the business needs, coupled with the technical acumen to guide the development and deployment of generative AI solutions

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into comprehensive, end-to-end ML/AI solution designs that leverage cloud-native technologies. This includes architecting and designing solutions primarily on AWS, with potential opportunities to work with GCP or Azure

• Evaluate and select appropriate large language models (LLMs) and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) based on a thorough analysis of business requirements and available data.

• Design the fine-tuning strategy, considering data preprocessing, hyperparameter optimization, and evaluation metrics, to ensure the LLM effectively addresses the specific needs of the application

• Analyze user and administrator needs to design intuitive and efficient self-service portals that democratize access to ML/AI capabilities within the organization. This includes gathering requirements, defining user workflows, and architecting a portal experience that empowers both technical and non-technical users to leverage ML/AI effectively

• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to define project requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams, API specifications, and user guides.

• Act as a subject matter expert on AI/ML, providing guidance and mentorship to other team members.

• Contribute to the development of reusable components, libraries, and best practices for ML/AI development.

• Monitor and analyze the performance of ML/AI solutions, identifying areas for improvement and implementing optimizations.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in generative AI research and technology, and evaluate their potential application to our business.

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of our software development processes.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on AI and machine learning.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying generative AI solutions using large language models (LLMs), diffusion models, or other generative techniques.

• Deep understanding of LLM architectures, training methodologies, and fine-tuning techniques.

• Proven experience in prompt engineering, including the ability to design effective prompts for various tasks.

• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with relevant libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Transformers, etc.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Proficiency with DevOps principles and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices.

• Experience with API design and development (REST, GraphQL).

• Strong understanding of data engineering principles and practices.

• Experience working with various data formats and databases.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with specific LLMs such as GPT-3, LaMDA, Llama 2 or similar.

• Experience with vector databases like Pinecone, Weaviate, or Chroma.

• Experience building AI agents using frameworks like Langchain or AutoGPT.

• Experience with MLOps tools and techniques for managing the lifecycle of machine learning models.

• Experience with cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.

• Experience with front-end development using React or similar frameworks.

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty or similar AI related certifications.

• Experience with prompt engineering specific to code generation (e.g., using GenAI to automate coding tasks).

Educational, Professional, and Technical Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

• 5+ years of experience as a hands-on coding role in projects related to cloud, software development and/or AI/ML.

• 3+ years directly working with AWS cloud as a developer.

• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (content creation such as whitepapers, system diagrams, etc.).

• Ability to explain complex technology concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels in the organization.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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