AI Engineer (f/m/x)

Proofcheck

Proofcheck

Software Engineering, Data Science
Austria
Posted on Apr 2, 2024

Proofcheck, the enterprise AI proofing platform, is redefining modern content quality assurance operations. Our LLM powered workflow solution is the ultimate QA co-pilot for professionals who need to collaboratively proofread high-stakes longform reports, white papers, books, and ebooks. We take a 360 degree holistic approach to proofing documents that includes not only linguistic error detection, but also logical, aesthetic and design checking spanning multiple file formats.

Supporting our journey is an all-star group of venture capitalists and business angels who made early investments in Google and Dropbox and founded companies including xAI. With a decade of expertise in content operations at leading media brands, our team, guided by a visionary female co-founder, is passionately dedicated to promoting diversity in tech. We thrive on fostering innovation through collaboration in a warm atmosphere that encourages continuous learning opportunities.

As an early member of our team, you'll play a pivotal role in paving our technical journey. We’re looking for a talented builder who has a demonstrated passion for all things NLP and Document AI to join us in Vienna!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creating custom training sets for various product feature models
  • Fine-tuning base LLMs in distributed multi-GPU, multi-node cloud settings
  • Creating optimized inference end-points for production model serving
  • Writing custom ML Algorithms and heuristics in Python and lower-level languages

Skills & Qualifications:

  • 3-5+ years of backend professional experience using Python, Unix Shell, C++, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git with CI-CD Pipelines
  • Proficiency with modern Machine Learning techniques and PyData stack — Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Sklearn, Pytorch, NLTK, Spacy, HuggingFace
  • Experience with model metrics frameworks such as Weights & Biases, Tensorboard, Comet ML, MLFlow, and Aim Stack
  • Familiarity with LLM frameworks such as Langchain (LCEL), Llama-index, DSPy, Guardrails, and Guidance
  • Experience Fine-tuning LLMs using HuggingFace PEFT and or deploying and serving LLMs in a production setting — SkyPilot, vLLM, TGI, Lorax
  • Fluency in English required
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field preferred

Nice to have:

  • Experience working with Kubernetes
  • Open-source project contributions
  • Knowledge of a frontend web framework such as Vue.js, Angular or React

Proofcheck is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Proofcheck provides salary and other compensation in line with the standard collective bargaining rates established in Austria for the IT industry. As an early-stage startup, we can additionally incentivize our teammates with sizable equity packages.