Job Description
Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world. For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and educational opportunities with leading technology providers. At Andela, we’re deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all- and doing it in an E.P.I.C. way! We’re excited to continue building our remote-first team with incredible people like you. After applying for this role, you will join our Andela Community of brilliant technologists by passing a technical screening and live interview. As a community member, you’ll have access to a multitude of exclusive technologist roles. Join Andela today to access this opportunity and more in our integral marketplace! Our roles are typically filled at lightning speed, so if you’re considering applying, get your application in quickly!
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of LLM-powered systems (e.g., RAG, chat agents, summarizers, knowledge graph integration).
- Guide the architecture and management of data indexing and retrieval pipelines using LlamaIndex, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
- Oversee the implementation and maintenance of vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Neo4j, Weaviate, Chroma, or Azure Cognitive Search).
- Ensure the successful integration of open-source and proprietary LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, Llama) into the client's Platform.
- Drive the development and refinement of AI-driven features including generative insights, automated summarization, and narrative analytics.
- Collaborate with DevOps and backend teams to deploy scalable AI services within the Client's cloud infrastructure.
- Establish and own the processes for benchmarking model performance, latency, and cost, identifying opportunities for optimization.
- Champion and guide the team to stay current with advancements in AI - from model architectures to emerging frameworks and propose innovative applications aligned with the Client's mission.
- Own and improve the team's internal documentation, experimentation frameworks, and evaluation methodologies.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in AI engineering, machine learning, or applied NLP, including 1-2+ years in a technical leadership, team lead, or engineering manager role.
- Strong hands-on experience with LlamaIndex, LangChain, or similar orchestration frameworks.
- Experience designing and implementing vector database solutions (e.g., Pinecone, Neo4j, FAISS, Milvus, Weaviate).
- Solid understanding of LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Hugging Face, etc.).
- Proficiency in Python, with experience in libraries such as FastAPI, Pandas, or NumPy.
- Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns, embeddings, and tokenization.
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, tool calling, and chat agent architectures.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset, with attention to performance and scalability.
- Demonstrated interest in staying up-to-date with the fast-evolving AI landscape.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience deploying AI services in production (e.g., using Docker, Azure, or AWS).
- Experience managing technical projects, defining roadmaps, and collaborating with product managers.
- Exposure to LangGraph, semantic search, or hybrid RAG systems.
- Familiarity with knowledge graphs, document intelligence, or multimodal AI.
- Previous experience in SaaS or early-stage startup environments.
Employment Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Contract
- Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
- Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
- Remote: 100% Remote
- Payment: 100% payment in USD
- Full-time: 100% full-time
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lie in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations of residents in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.
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