[HIRING] Principal Engineer (AI/ML, LLMs) – $250K + equity (US, remote)

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Job Overview

• Title: [HIRING] Principal Engineer (AI/ML, LLMs) – $250K + equity (US, remote)
• Source: Reddit r/remotejobs

Job Description

Hiring a **hands-on Principal Engineer** to build and scale production AI/LLM systems (not research). You'll own the architecture, deployment, evaluation, and monitoring of GenAI at scale. **What you**'**ll do:** * Design end-to-end AI/ML platform (inference, RAG, eval pipelines, monitoring) * Set standards for model performance, safety, and observability * Lead decisions on LLM integration, guardrails, and cost/performance trade-offs * Work cross-functionally with Product + Engineering **What they want:** * \~10+ years in software/AI/ML engineering * Strong experience shipping LLM systems in production (RAG, finetuning, eval, monitoring) * Python + frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.) * Cloud + Kubernetes + MLOps (CI/CD, telemetry, experimentation) * Experience with distributed systems and observability **Nice to have:** * Tools like MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker * Model governance, bias, and drift detection * NLP / agent systems / recommender systems background **Offer:** * \~$250K base + equity (ESOP) * Fully remote (US only) * Flexible hours, strong PTO, global offsites **Positioning:** High-impact role shaping the AI platform of a serious GenAI company — focused on real production systems, not prototypes. If interested, you can find more info here: [https://lilowork.com/principal-ai-ml-engineer/](https://lilowork.com/principal-ai-ml-engineer/) If you have any thoughts or questions, don't hesitate to drop a comment or send a DM. Looking forward to connecting! Thanks!

Salary & Compensation

Salary not disclosed; typically competitive for the role.

Work Arrangement

Type: On-Site

Standard business hours at the office.

Typical Interview Process

1. Resume screening
2. HR call
3. Skill interview
4. Final manager interview
5. Offer

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