About the role :

Cient is looking for people with LLM experience to join us in solving business problems for our Fortune 500 customers. You will be a key member of the client GenAI delivery organization and part of a GenAI project. You will be required to work with a team of other Client's engineers across different skill sets. In the past, the Client GenAI delivery organization has implemented industry leading multi-agent LLM systems, RAG systems, and Open Source LLM deployments for major enterprises.

Required skills :

- 8+ years of professional experience in building Machine Learning models & systems for Sr GenAI Engineer and 10+ years for Staff GenAI Engineer

- 1+ years of hands-on experience in how LLMs work & Generative AI (LLM) techniques particularly prompt engineering, RAG, and agents.

- Expert proficiency in programming skills in Python, Langchain/Langgraph and SQL is a must.

- Understanding of Cloud services from various cloud services from Azure, GCP, or AWS for building the GenAI applications

- Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with business SMEs

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions : Lead the design, training, fine-tuning, and deployment of large language models, leveraging techniques like prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures.

- Codebase ownership : Maintain high-quality, efficient code in Python (using frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph) and SQL, focusing on reusable components, scalability, and performance best practices.

- Cloud integration : Aide in deployment of GenAI applications on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS), optimizing resource usage and ensuring robust CI/CD processes.

- Cross-functional collaboration : Work closely with product owners, data scientists, and business SMEs to define project requirements, translate technical details, and deliver impactful AI products.

- Mentoring and guidance : Provide technical leadership and knowledge-sharing to the engineering team, fostering best practices in machine learning and large language model development.

- Continuous innovation : Stay abreast of the latest advancements in LLM research and generative AI, proposing and experimenting with emerging techniques to drive ongoing improvements in model performance.