Advisory AI Engineer

Latitude; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Benefits package

Job summary

Lenovo LATC is seeking a technical lead to own the full agentic stack—from LLM orchestration to production deployment. You will design agentic LLM pipelines, build RAG systems, and integrate external tools, collaborating with AI engineers and ML scientists to deliver production-ready solutions.

The role focuses on cutting-edge AI foundation models, with a hybrid work arrangement in Chicago. A strong background in ML/AI, NLP, and software engineering is required.

Qualifications

• 6 years of industry experience in ML or applied AI with strong hands-on LLM experience (prompting, fine-tuning, inference optimization)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, applied math, physics, or a related field
• Experience with NLP
• Fluent in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch, Hugging Face, vLLM or equivalent)
• Proven experience with agentic frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or custom) and tool‑use patterns (function calling, MCP, structured outputs)
• Solid grasp of RAG architecture, embedding models, and LLM evaluation methodology
• Strong software engineering fundamentals (python and at least one other programming language)
• Experience with Git, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience deploying ML models using containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Design and ship agentic LLM pipelines: multi-step reasoning, tool use, reflection loops, and long-horizon planning and memory
• Build evaluation frameworks to measure agent reliability and safety across different tasks.
• Build and maintain RAG systems, vector stores, and external tool integrations
• Deploy and scale agent systems in production; translate relevant research into working systems
• Be a technical lead, working closely with other AI engineers, ML scientists, and technical product managers to put pipelines in production
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in AI ML, applying cutting‑edge research and methodologies to your work

Skills

LLM experience

NLP

Python

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Applied Math/Physics

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

LangGraph

AutoGen

CrewAI

PyTorch

Hugging Face

vLLM

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

MCP

Job description

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

• Please Note: This role will be hybrid with 3 days/week in office in Chicago, IL*

LATC Overview

The Lenovo AI Technology Center (LATC)—Lenovo’s global AI Center of Excellence—is driving our transformation into an AI-first organization. We are assembling a world-class team of researchers, engineers, and innovators to position Lenovo and its customers at the forefront of the generational shift toward AI. Lenovo is one of the world’s leading computing companies, delivering products across the entire technology spectrum, spanning wearables, smartphones (Motorola), laptops (ThinkPad, Yoga), PCs, workstations, servers, and services/solutions. This unmatched breadth gives us a unique canvas for AI innovation, including the ability to rapidly deploy cutting‐edge foundation models and to enable flexible, hybrid-cloud, and agentic computing across our full product portfolio. To this end, we are building the next wave of AI core technologies and platforms that leverage and evolve with the fast‑moving AI ecosystem, including novel model and agentic orchestration collaboration across mobile, edge, and cloud resources. This space is evolving fast and so are we. If you're ready to shape AI at a truly global scale, with products that touch every corner of life and work, there's no better time to join us. #LATC

Job Summary

Lenovo is seeking a technical lead who will own the full agentic stack - from LLM orchestration, tool use, memory, and production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship agentic LLM pipelines: multi-step reasoning, tool use, reflection loops, and long-horizon planning and memory
• Build evaluation frameworks to measure agent reliability and safety across different tasks.
• Build and maintain RAG systems, vector stores, and external tool integrations
• Deploy and scale agent systems in production; translate relevant research into working systems
• Be a technical lead, working closely with other AI engineers, ML scientists, and technical product managers to put pipelines in production
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in AI ML, applying cutting‑edge research and methodologies to your work

Required Qualifications

• 6 years of industry experience in ML or applied AI with strong hands-on LLM experience (prompting, fine-tuning, inference optimization)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, applied math, physics, or a related field
• Experience with NLP
• Fluent in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch, Hugging Face, vLLM or equivalent)
• Proven experience with agentic frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or custom) and tool‑use patterns (function calling, MCP, structured outputs)
• Solid grasp of RAG architecture, embedding models, and LLM evaluation methodology
• Strong software engineering fundamentals (python and at least one other programming language).
• Experience with Git, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience deploying ML models using containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Preferred Requirements

• PhD or Master's preferred
• Experience with computer vision
• Experience with Agile frameworks, such as Scrum and Kanban
• Rust experience for performance‑critical inference or runtime components
• Ability to effectively communicate technical solutions to both technical and business audiences, both verbally and in writing

The base salary range budgeted for this position in Chicago is $200k - $250k. Individuals may also be considered for bonus and/or commission. Lenovo’s various benefits can be found here: https://www.lenovobenefits.com/enrolling-in-benefits/why-join-lenovo/

#LATC

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