ZS · 6 days ago
Senior AI Engineer
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life through data, science, and technology. They are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design and develop scalable software solutions and lead architecture design while ensuring system performance and reliability.
ConsultingManagement ConsultingMarketing
Responsibilities
Take ownership of architecture design and development of scalable and distributed software systems
Translate business to technical requirements
Own technical execution, ensuring code quality, adherence to deadlines, and efficient resource allocation
Data driven decision making skills with focus on achieving product goals
Design, develop and deploy LLM based pipelines involving patterns like RAG, Agentic workflows, PEFT (e.g. LORA, QLORA, etc.)
Responsible for the complete software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment
Utilize AWS services/ Azure services like IAM, Monitoring, Load Balancing, Autoscaling, Database, Networking, storage, ECR, AKS, ACR etc
Utilize Databricks capabilities, esp. Unity Catalog and be able to architect the governance layer from data all-the-way to the AI model output
Design, develop and deploy prompt and response guardrails to enable responsible AI requirements
Implement DevOps practices using tools like Docker, Kubernetes to ensure continuous integration and delivery. Develop DevOps scripts for automation and monitoring
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct code reviews, and provide guidance on software design and best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
Strong coding skills with proficiency in Python and Javascript
Experience with API frameworks both stateless and stateful such as Fast API, Django
Proficient in cloud platforms, specifically AWS, Databricks and Azure
Proficient in Infra-as-Code, esp. focused on developing Terraform scripts and Cloudformation
Strong experience in LLM patterns like RAG, Vector DB, Hybrid Search, Agent development, Agentic workflows, prompt engineering, etc
Strong experience with LLM APIs (Open AI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock), SDKs (Langchain, DSPy)
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services (Redshift, RDS, S3)
Hands-on experience with Databricks solutions including Unity Catalog
Experience in production deployments involving thousands of users, esp with capabilities like Redis, Vector Search, etc
Strong understanding of scalable application design principles and experience with security best practices and compliance with privacy regulations
Good knowledge of software engineering practices like version control (GIT), DevOps (Azure DevOps preferred) and Agile or Scrum
Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to a diverse audience
Experience of SDLC and best practices while development
Experience with Agile methodology for continuous product development and delivery
Preferred
Knowledge and hands-on experience with front-end development (React JS, Next JS, Tailwind CSS) preferred
Benefits
Health and well-being
Financial planning
Annual leave
Personal growth and professional development
Robust skills development programs
Multiple career progression options
Internal mobility paths
Collaborative culture
Company
ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it.
Founded in 1983
10001+ employees
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