Remote Senior AI/ML Engineer - Production LLM & MLOps

Velir; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Velir is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI/ML systems for client-facing and internal products. You will lead scalable ML pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers while influencing technical direction.

Remote-first environment based in the United States, with emphasis on practical deployment, governance, and measurable impact for clients ranging from nonprofits to Fortune 500 brands.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in ML engineering, AI engineering, or related fields, with production deployment experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with PyTorch and HuggingFace.
• Experience building LLM applications, including RAG, embeddings, and vector search.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure; e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML).
• Strong understanding of ML fundamentals: data design, training, evaluation, and experimentation.
• Familiarity with LLM alignment techniques (e.g., SFT, DPO, RL).
• Experience with MLOps practices: CI/CD, monitoring, retraining, and experiment tracking.
• Proficiency working with complex, multi-source datasets and defining evaluation strategies.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, modularity, code review).
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Languages: Python, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable ML systems, including supervised, unsupervised, and LLM-based solutions.
• Translate research and prototypes into production-ready systems.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify high-impact AI/ML opportunities and define optimal technical approaches.
• Provide technical mentorship and contribute to team upskilling.

Skills

Python

SQL

PyTorch

HuggingFace

LLM applications

RAG

Embeddings

Vector search

MLOps

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Cloud platforms

Tools

AWS

Azure

SageMaker

Bedrock

HuggingFace tooling

CI/CD pipelines

MLflow

Vector databases

Job description

Velir is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI/ML systems for client-facing and internal products. You will lead scalable ML pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers while influencing technical direction.

Remote-first environment based in the United States, with emphasis on practical deployment, governance, and measurable impact for clients ranging from nonprofits to Fortune 500 brands.