AI Engineer

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At Frontiers, our working model for new roles includes a balanced approach that fosters collaboration through regular engagement at our office hubs in key locations. While we value flexibility, we also believe that shared in-person time strengthens team culture, trust, and productivity.

We provide a range of benefits across our global locations, including but not limited to:

• 4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance

• Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time

• A range of wellbeing initiatives, including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan

• Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer

• Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)

About the Role: 

We seek an exceptional AI Engineer  to contribute to the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of strategic AI initiatives. You will play a critical role in architecting scalable, robust, and secure AI and LLM-powered solutions, significantly impacting business operations and strategic decision-making. 

In this role, you will work in cross-functional teams, and participate in key technical decisions involving complex data engineering, advanced ML models, and next-generation LLM methodologies. 

Bring your deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and passion for AI innovation to our expanding team! 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Contribute defining comprehensive, scalable AI architectures, and to develop complex integration of data processing, traditional machine learning, and emerging LLM methodologies. 
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous optimization of ML pipelines and LLM models in production contexts. 
• Actively align technical innovation with organizational business strategies and OKRs, collaborating closely with stakeholders across multiple functions. 
• Adopt and promote quality and excellence, contributing to documentation and knowledge-sharing. 
• Contribute to troubleshooting and complex problem-solving efforts, ensuring robust and reliable ML systems and LLM deployments. 

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Typically 3–5+ years of professional AI experience, demonstrating a successful track record of developing and deploying enterprise-scale AI systems. 
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes). 
• Extensive practical experience with production ML frameworks, advanced LLM models, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, performance optimization, and orchestration tools (Apache Airflow). 
• Exceptional communication, with expertise communicating complex technical concepts clearly across all stakeholder levels. 
• Proven problem-solving excellence and ability to continuously adapt, learn, and integrate evolving AI techniques. 

Nice-to-Have Skills: 

• Proven ability in infrastructure as code (Terraform) for scalable AI solutions, sophisticated system design, and data governance practices. 
• Demonstrable experience in secure and robust AI deployments. 
• Deep interest and experience in generative AI, LLM innovation, and continuous professional knowledge-building. 

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