03 AI Content Engineer San Francisco

LlamaIndex, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

LlamaIndex, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a highly technical ML engineer to produce compelling technical content while building benchmarks and publishing analyses.

You will work on document AI, run experiments, and translate results into content that drives developer awareness and adoption. This role emphasizes shipping real code and benchmarks over traditional marketing, with autonomy and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in ML engineering with production Python.
• Ability to read and synthesize research papers quickly.
• Proven track record of high-velocity technical output.
• Scrappy, self-directed with end-to-end execution.
• Strong writing skills for technical content.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain benchmarks for document parsing and understanding.
• Publish high-quality technical content weekly (blogs, benchmarks, tutorials).
• Stay current with document AI landscape: models, papers, competitors.
• Run experiments and translate findings into publishable artifacts quickly.
• Produce analyses showing capabilities vs. alternatives.
• Contribute to open-source examples, notebooks, and documentation.
• Collaborate with ML team to surface improvements and highlight capabilities.
• Engage with developer community through technical content.

Skills

Python

ML engineering

Writing

Benchmarking

Reading papers

Self-directed

Fast-paced output

Tools

OCR

Layout analysis

Table extraction

Document understanding

Benchmarks

Job description

Join us and help shape the future of AI by architecting next-generation knowledge systems.

Join us and help shape the future of AI by defining the narrative around document understanding.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly technical ML engineer who can produce compelling, authentic technical content at high velocity. You will combine deep expertise in document AI with strong writing skills to build benchmarks, publish technical analyses, and establish our position as the definitive leader in document understanding.

This is not a traditional DevRel or Marketing role. You will write real code, build real benchmarks, and run real experiments - then translate that work into published content at a pace far faster than academic publishing. Your output will directly drive awareness and adoption among the developers building the next generation of document-powered applications.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain comprehensive benchmarks for document parsing and understanding

Publish high-quality technical content at a weekly cadence (blog posts, benchmark reports, technical comparisons, tutorials)

Stay deeply current with the document AI landscape - new models, papers, competitors, techniques

Run experiments and translate findings into publishable artifacts quickly

Produce technical analyses that demonstrate our capabilities against alternatives

Contribute to open-source examples, notebooks, and documentation

Collaborate with the core ML team to surface improvements and capabilities worth highlighting

Engage authentically with the developer community through technical content (not conferences/events)

Required Qualifications

Experience in software engineering (ML engineering + research a bonus)

Strong software engineering fundamentals with production Python experience

Understanding of modern ML techniques, particularly in computer vision, NLP, or multimodal learning

Demonstrated ability to write clearly, quickly, and authentically about technical topics

Bias toward shipping - comfortable publishing at blog pace, not paper pace

Ability to read, understand, and synthesize research papers rapidly

Scrappy and self-directed - can identify what's worth writing about and execute end-to-end

Track record of high-velocity output in fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with vision-language models, transformer architectures, or document AI specifically

Existing portfolio of technical writing (blog posts, tutorials, technical documentation)

Experience building evaluation frameworks or benchmarks

Familiarity with OCR, layout analysis, table extraction, or document structure understanding

Active presence in ML/AI technical communities

Experience with LLM applications and RAG systems

Location

In-person in San Francisco.

Why Join Us?

Shape the Narrative: Your content will define how developers think about document understanding. You'll have direct influence on market perception.

Technical Credibility: Work with cutting-edge document AI systems processing millions of documents. Your benchmarks and analyses will be grounded in real capabilities.

High Autonomy: Significant freedom to identify what matters and publish quickly. No lengthy approval chains.

Growth Opportunity: Help build this function from the ground up as we scale.

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

LlamaIndex does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. LlamaIndex is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Values We Look For

We operate with complete honesty and stay true to our mission.

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We adapt quickly, solve creatively, and thrive in ambiguity.

Exceptional Drive & Execution

We think strategically and deliver results with urgency.

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Elevate & Empower

We share knowledge, build trust, and help teammates excel.

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Deep Expertise

We value and cultivate deep domain knowledge. True innovation comes from mastering our craft andunderstanding the nuances of our field.