AI Engineer (medior) - remote/Praha/Brno

We are looking for an experienced AI Engineer (senior or mid-senior level) who wants to make an impact in a growing SaaS-based company. You will work with a team of experienced developers, taking care of several applications and improving their speed, usability, and stability.

The team primarily communicates in Czech/Slovak, but you must be able to converse with other teams in English. For onboarding, you will receive a set of training materials and descriptions of the technologies we use and will participate in a company onboarding program.

About Project

• You will work for company, that built a team culture based on learning, innovation and most importantly trust. As they  grow, they continue to embrace the startup vibe and foster a fast-paced and challenging environment - everyone has a voice and is welcomed to use it. Company is global, and has offices and team members spanning across Europe and North America. Gartner has recognized company as a Data Operating Systems organization.
• You can work fully remotely, but sometimes we meet in person at the office.
• We are interested in long-term cooperation.

Come One, Come All 
This company  provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, consultants, and applicants for employment. They do not discriminate on any basis. Here’s the thing: They don’t care what color you are, who you pray to, what gender you identify with, if you have tattoos or your hair is blue. They hire based on skill and culture fit. It really is that simple.

More About Company: 

Company which every day connects data, systems, and people to do their best work all in one place. They are hybrid, multi-cloud data platform that reduces your day-to-day complexity with data by streamlining and automating your data processes and systems, creating a scalable data structure that works best for you, and aligns business and IT in a secure environment so they can do meaningful work together. The company has offices in Chicago, Vancouver, London, and Prague. 

What will you do

• Improve, maintain, and extend our existing AI and machine learning features.
• Brainstorm and design new AI-driven features in collaboration with our product team.
• Develop, train, optimize, and fine-tune machine learning models, including large language models (LLMs).
• Enhance the quality of our AI pipelines and codebase.
• Test machine learning models and code
• Provide code reviews for other team members.
• Actively participate in the design of AI-related technical features (participate in design documentation and RFCs).
• Share knowledge and experience in AI technologies and techniques with individuals outside your team.
• Assist your closest peers in understanding and implementing AI best practices.

What we need

• Expert experience:
  • 3+ years of experience as a Python engineer with a focus on AI/ML, running production services.
  • Experience with machine learning concepts, including model development, training, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Familiarity with large codebases and experience with refactoring
  • Ability to build and deploy AI models as web services (REST or GraphQL APIs).
  • Experience in fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) for specific tasks and domains.
  • Expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and related techniques.
  • Expertise in prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques.
  • Understanding of best practices for AI and machine learning in production environments (e.g., model versioning, performance optimization).
  • Awareness of Twelve-Factor App principles and how they apply to AI and machine learning services.
  • A technical understanding of AI/ML concepts and how they fit into the "big picture."

  And also basic soft skills like:

  • An orientation towards results, and the drive to complete a task from beginning to end, especially in the iterative process of AI development; a willingness to take ownership.
  • Patience and a keen eye for details, particularly when it comes to data quality and model performance.
  • Being a bug hunter, especially in identifying and resolving issues in data and model behavior, but knowing when refinement is sufficient.
  • A readiness to ask for help, especially when faced with complex machine learning challenges.
  • A team player, with a strong emphasis on collaboration in developing AI solutions.
  • Self-organization and self-discipline, crucial for managing multiple aspects of AI projects.
  • Effective problem management, especially when troubleshooting model performance or data issues.
• Technology:
  • Python and frameworks/tools such as FastAPI, NumPy, and Pydantic.
  • MySQL and ElasticSearch for structured data storage; Snowflake or BigQuery for big data and analytics.
  • Docker for running our apps and deploying machine learning models.
  • Cloud services from GCP, Azure, and AWS for AI model training and deployment.
  • Terraform for managing cloud resources, including those used in machine learning workflows.
  • GitHub for storing code and Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for running our build, test, and deploy pipelines.
  • OpenAPI and Apiary for API specifications, including those for AI services.
  • Scrum best practices for organizing our work and managing AI project lifecycles.

  A little bit more about the opportunity

  • Autonomy within your position. We are focused on outcomes, not micromanaging everything that you do. We love free company movement.
  • Work with great brands both locally and worldwide. Ask us who we were working with!
  • Work with new industry-leading data technologies.
  • The opportunity to create the job you want that fits in with the life you want. We know there is life outside of work, and think fulfilment is achieved when all areas of your life fit together.
  • We believe the best people are a bit weird and have an inner engine that drives them.
  • We strive to push people for career development.
• Language requirements:
  • Czech
  • English (spoken and written)

What we can offer

We are interested in long-term cooperation. We offer you development, not only on the project, but also during educational events, meetups, etc. We want to get to know you as well as possible and work with you individually according to your needs.

• Our IT courses with discounts
• Convenient mobile tariffs
• Possibility to order a Multisport card
• Car sharing
• Possibility to rent work equipment - laptop, mobile phone
• Possibility to use our Hub

A little bit more what company offer: 

• Autonomy within your position. company is focused on outcomes, not micromanaging everything that you do
• We are remote first but we also would like to see you in person time to time (once a month or so).
• Work with great brands both locally and worldwide.
• Work with new industry-leading data technologies.
• Work life balance being part of DNA.
• Career development

Company Core Values

• Care, love and respect
• No BS
• Get your stuff done and do a bit more
• Create and innovate
• Learn!
• One team