ML Engineer (Gen AI) - NYC Hybrid - 180k - 200k

New York 4 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Sr. ML/ GenAI Engineer Location: New York City (Hybrid) Pay: $180,000 – $200,000 base + bonus & stocks About the Role We're looking for a Senior ML / GenAI Engineer who has taken a generative AI product from concept through production in an enterprise environment. This role is hands-on and impact-driven—you'll design, build, deploy, and operate GenAI systems that are used by real customers, not just prototypes. Responsibilities Design, build, and deploy production-grade generative AI systems used by enterprise customers Own the full ML lifecycle: data preparation, model selection, training/fine-tuning, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring Develop and optimize LLM-powered applications (e.g., retrieval-augmented generation, agents, copilots, workflow automation) Implement scalable inference pipelines with strong performance, cost, and reliability guarantees Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate business needs into ML solutions Establish best practices around model evaluation, observability, security, and governance Troubleshoot and improve live ML systems based on real-world usage and feedback Must-Haves Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Machine Learning or Applied AI Direct experience shipping an enterprise-grade GenAI product to production (customer-facing or internal) Strong understanding of modern LLMs and GenAI architectures (e.g., RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, agents) Experience deploying ML systems in production environments (cloud-based, scalable systems) Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face)