MLOps Engineer for AI Model Development

Be at the forefront of the AI revolution by joining a cutting-edge GenAI team focused on developing advanced Large Language Models. This role offers the opportunity to build foundational AI models from the ground up, leveraging your expertise in modern ML frameworks.

This position is a W-2 employment opportunity with Cincinnatus LLC, allowing you to work as part of a leading AI Lab''s extended workforce. The role requires a full-time commitment of 40 hours per week with no other engagements.

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and enhance AI model performance in MLOps, training infrastructure, and ML framework-level topics.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks and write accurate, well-structured solutions to MLOps and ML systems problems.
• Evaluate MLOps tasks and solutions, providing clear, written technical feedback.
• Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess training pipeline design, distributed systems reasoning, and kernel-level optimization across tasks.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

• 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in ML infrastructure, MLOps, or ML systems engineering at a recognized, top-tier organization.
• Hands-on production experience with JAX and/or PyTorch at scale.
• Experience writing or optimizing custom GPU kernels using Pallas (JAX) or Triton.
• Demonstrable career progression.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

Full-time engagement of 40 hours per week, with no conflicts or other engagements.

Hourly compensation ranges from $90 to $140.

This position is open to candidates eligible for W-2 employment.

Cincinnatus LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.