HHiring Reality
← EvolutionIQ

Senior AI / ML Engineer (LLMs)

EvolutionIQ
Location
New York, NY or Remote
Posted
26 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$200-235K
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5-8+ years of experience writing performant Python code following modern best practices
  • Minimum 1 year of experience building and deploying products powered by large language models (LLMs) in fast-paced, professional environments
  • Proven experience leading technical projects and driving them from concept through production deployment
  • Experience making architectural decisions for AI/ML systems and evaluating technical tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability
  • Hands-on experience with statistical machine learning techniques as well as hybrid approaches combining LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and embeddings-based models, including vector search and similarity measures
  • Proven ability to build and integrate API services within service-oriented or microservice architectures
Nice to have
  • Experience translating state-of-the-art AI/ML research into production code
  • Comfortable collaborating with data labelers and subject matter experts to improve training data and evaluation processes
  • Experience building agentic or autonomous AI systems in production
  • Background working with multimodal data (e.g., images, audio)
  • Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership across projects or teams
What the job really is

As a Senior AI/ML Engineer at EvolutionIQ, you will lead AI/ML projects from ideation to deployment, focusing on enhancing their medical synthesis product. Your role involves making architectural decisions, developing AI-driven features, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance and reliability. You will also guide other engineers and translate cutting-edge research into practical applications within the insurance sector.

Benefits
  • Base salary range of $200-235K, with flexibility depending on background and experience
  • Annual bonus plan and company equity plan (RSUs)
  • Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching
  • Paid time off and sick leave, 100% paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers)
  • Flexible schedule for new parents returning to work
  • Catered lunches, happy hours, pet-friendly spaces, and monthly technology stipend
Things to weigh
  • Role requires strong ownership and autonomy, which may not suit everyone
  • Fast-paced startup environment may involve ambiguity and rapid changes
  • No specific mention of remote work policies beyond location options
  • High level of expertise in AI/ML expected, which may be challenging for less experienced candidates
Job score4.6/5
Benefits4/5
Freshness4/5
Career value5/5
Role clarity5/5
Pay transparency5/5

Applying to EvolutionIQ?

See how your résumé matches this role — and tailor it from what actually gets interviews.

Calculate resume scoreGenerate resume to apply
Job Link →