
Lead AI/ML Engineer
ASAPP
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable ML/AI systems, with a focus on large language models, vector databases, and retrieval-based architectures
- Integrate and apply foundation models from major providers (OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, etc.) for prototyping and production use cases
- Adapt, evaluate, and optimize LLMs for domain-specific enterprise applications
- Build and maintain infrastructure for experimentation, deployment, and monitoring of AI models in production
- Improve model performance and inference workflows with attention to latency, cost, and reliability
- Provide technical leadership within the team, mentoring engineers and promoting best practices in ML engineering
- Partner with product and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable ML solutions
- Contribute to the evolution of internal standards for experimentation, evaluation, and deployment
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in Machine Learning or AI systems, with hands-on experience in LLMs, speech, or conversational AI systems
- Proficiency on Python and ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional AI initiatives
- Experience building or integrating speech-to-text and text-to-speech systems
- Deep understanding of latency-sensitive system design and distributed architectures
- Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Strong experience integrating foundational models into production applications
- Understanding of RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, and vector search
- Experience deploying and scaling AI systems using AWS (required), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices
- Strong communication skills with the ability to align engineering, product, and executive stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments and driving clarity in ambiguous problem spaces
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with stock options
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance
- 401k matching
- Fitness and wellness stipend
- Mental well-being benefits
- Professional learning and development stipend
- Parental leave, including adoptive and foster parents
- 3 weeks paid time off (increases with tenure) along with sick leave, bereavement and jury duty
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsPythonPyTorchTensorFlowSpeech-to-TextText-to-SpeechRAG pipelinesPrompt engineering
Soft Skills
Technical leadershipMentoringCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingAdaptabilityStakeholder alignmentBest practices promotionCross-functional teamworkClarity in ambiguity