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Senior Software Engineer

AlphaSense India
Location
Bengaluru
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 4+ years of experience as a software engineer, primarily with Python
  • Advanced degree (Bachelor's / Master's) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field focused on AI/machine learning, or equivalent industry experience
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying applications that use Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Experience in extracting structured JSON from text using LLMs and a deep understanding of Prompt Engineering
  • Proficiency in classic NLP libraries for tasks like NER, text classification, and pre-processing
  • Experience with LLM tracing, debugging and evaluation platforms such as Langfuse
Nice to have
  • Experience in async processing of data at scale
  • Using frameworks like LangChain, HuggingFace, and backend web frameworks like FastAPI
  • Expertise on core engineering skills - Cloud, microservice architecture, caching, and queuing
  • Familiarity with concepts/tools as Docker, k8s, VCS, CI/CD
  • Previous experience in data extraction from specific domains (e.g., financial reports, news)
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Content Engineering team at AlphaSense, you will focus on large-scale content processing using advanced AI technologies. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include deploying production-grade solutions with Large Language Models (LLMs), fine-tuning these models for data extraction tasks, and implementing data processing pipelines. You will also be involved in solving engineering challenges related to LLMs and managing observability for monitoring and debugging.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Focus on LLMs may limit exposure to other technologies
  • Role requires ownership of systems end-to-end, which may involve significant responsibility
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