Research and Development Office AI Consultant (AI Tech Lead) Remote About The Company Softermii (https://www.softermii.com/) is an outsourcing/outstaffing company with more than 11 years of experience in web and mobile application development with a team of more than 120 specialists from 6 countries. We have withstood multiple challenges, such as COVID-19 pandemic and war aggression against Ukraine, we have secured sustainable development processes, saved all our projects and jobs. Even more – we’re constantly growing. Every day, we add a new project to our portfolio in the following areas of expertise: • Healthcare • Real estate • Livestream E-commerce • Fintech (Wealth Tech, Capital Trading) • Real Time Communications (RTC) In addition, we develop 2 of our own solutions that help our customers get faster applications for video or audio calls (https://www.softermii.com/solutions/vidrtc) or an application for real estate with 3D visualization (https://www.softermii.com/solutions/apartmii) Company Mission Softermii: Succeed Without (L) imitations We will turn any idea into a valuable product. Our Plans As a Company We want to move from a regular outsourcing business to an ecosystem of outsourcing, education and product development companies. Over the years, we have arrived at a highly personalized working model with transparent workflows. This model allows us to create software products that meet our clients’ goals with precision. Project: Softermii Why we have opened this vacancy: Team extension. Type of cooperation: remote, part-time up to 10-20 hours per week Your Responsibilities On The Project Will Be • Participate in pre-sales phase to show company expertise, provide technical design and estimations; • Work collaboratively with the data science team, backend engineer, devops, focusing on understanding business challenges and identifying potential tech-based solutions; • Coach and lead ML Engineers; • Develop and assess data-driven models with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and generative AI technologies; • Utilize advanced techniques such as Large Language Models (LLM), Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG), and semantic vectors to enhance model performance; • Collaborate with a team and client to ensure prompt alignment with project goals and user needs; • Monitor and analyze performance to identify areas for improvement; • Optimize AI prompt generation process to enhance overall system performance; • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI, natural language processing and machine learning; • Provide support to teams in understanding prompt engineering best practices; • Draft and distribute reports on prompt performance and development progress. You can be part of the following team: Presale team - Architect/Tech Lead (AI Consultant), BA, PM Tools we use: Jira, Confluence, Git, Figma Our Requirements To You • At least 5 years of data science/ML experience; • 2+ years of experience in leadership positions; • NLP, LLM, generative AI - e.g. GANs (Generative Adversarial Networks), VAEs (Variational Autoencoders); • Proficiency in Data Vectorization; • Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG), semantic vectors • Agent Development Frameworks: Familiarity with platforms for developing conversational agents; • Understanding of MLOps practices; • Experience in Natural Language Processing / Machine Learning; • Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and techniques, including deep learning; • Proficient in Python and expertise in libraries and frameworks such as NumPy, pandas, TensorFlow, PyTorch; • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and familiarity with big data technologies including Hadoop and Spark; • Experience with latest LLM models currently being rolled-out in consumer-facing generative AI tools; • Experience with AI tools and APIs like OpenAI (ChatGPT, Dall-e), DeepL or similar; • Experience with LangChain and LangSmith; • Experience with Docker and deploying APIs to cloud (will be a plus); • B2 level of English; • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams; • Ability to dive deep and understand the business side of the project; • Provide clear documentation of processes, workflows, recommendations, etc. • Be able to communicate with stakeholders directly and independently; • Be able to communicate with customers during the pre-sales phase to present company expertise. Who will you have the opportunity to meet during the hiring process (stages): Call, HR, Tech, Final interview What We Can Offer You • We have stable and highly-functioning processes – everyone has their own role and clear responsibilities, so decisions are made quickly and without unnecessary approvals. • You will have enough independence to make decisions that can affect not only the project but also the work of the company. • We are a team of like-minded experts who create interesting products during working hours, and enjoy spending free time together. • Do you like learning something new in your profession or want to improve your English? If you join us in a full-time role, we’ll be happy to cover 50% of the cost of our internal English courses, as well as external professional courses, webinars, conferences. • Do you want an individual development plan? We will form one especially for you + you can count on mentoring from our seniors and leaders. • Do you have a friend who is currently looking for new job opportunities? Recommend them to us and get a bonus. • And what if you want to relax? If you join us full-time, we provide 21 paid vacation days. We also have 11 paid days off for Public Holidays. • What if you're feeling bad? For the full-time collaboration, you can take 5 paid sick leave days per year. • Do you want to volunteer? We will add you to a chat, where we can get a bulletproof vest, buy a pickup truck or send children's drawings to the front. • And we have the most empathetic HRs (who also volunteers!). So we are ready to support your well-being in various ways. A Little More Information That You May Find Useful • our adaptation period lasts 3 months, this period of time is enough for us to understand each other better; • there is a performance review after each year of our collaboration where we use a skills map to track your growth; • we really have no boundaries in the truest sense of the word – we have a flexible working day. We are looking for like-minded professionals who believe in making the world a better place by building technology that’s meant to last and scale. Join Softermii and help us take software to the next level of awesome. Of course, we have a referral bonus system. So if you have a friend who likes our job opening, you can give us their telegram contact, and we in turn will thank you with a bonus if we start working with them!