Senior AI Engineer
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer to lead the design development and deployment of AI-driven applications and services. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python for AI/ML development and TypeScript for scalable backend or frontend integration bridging the gap between data science machine learning engineering and production-grade software systems.
You will work closely with product research and engineering teams to bring cutting-edge AI capabilities to life from concept and experimentation to large-scale deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design develop and optimize AI/ML models focusing on performance scalability and real-world deployment.
- Build and maintain robust data pipelines and model-serving APIs using Python (FastAPI Flask etc.) and TypeScript ( NestJS or similar).
- Collaborate with data scientists to transition models from research to production ensuring efficient integration and reliability.
- Implement AI-powered features in TypeScript-based applications including web or backend systems.
- Conduct code reviews performance optimization and technical mentorship for junior engineers.
- Contribute to AI architecture decisions ensuring best practices in software engineering CI/CD and security.
- Explore and evaluate new AI frameworks tools and libraries to enhance development workflows and capabilities.
- Partner with product managers and stakeholders to define AI project requirements and success metrics.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
- 5 years of experience in software engineering with 3 years in AI/ML development.
- Strong proficiency in Python (TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn pandas FastAPI).
- Solid understanding of TypeScript / JavaScript ( React or similar frameworks).
- Experience with machine learning model deployment MLOps and RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Proven ability to build scalable maintainable systems integrating AI/ML components.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure) and containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
- Strong understanding of data structures algorithms and software design patterns.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with vector databases LLM fine-tuning or prompt engineering.
- Knowledge of LangChain OpenAI API or similar frameworks.
- Exposure to frontend integration of AI features using TypeScript/React.
- Familiarity with data engineering (Airflow dbt Kafka etc.).
- Experience with AI observability and monitoring tools.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Flexible working arrangements (remote or hybrid)
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
- Collaborative innovative and fast-paced environment
- Professional development and continuous learning support
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
About Company
Nextjob is a boutique technical staffing firm located in the suburbs of Colombo. Our expertise is mainly in sourcing and placing high-end, niche IT, Tech & Engineering talent with some of the best employers worldwide. Our key services are headhunting, full life cycle recruitment & exe ... View more
