Ai/Machine Learning Software Engineer

Summary

Join Skillsoft, a global leader in eLearning, as a mid-level AI/ML Software Engineer. You will be part of a team applying AI to learning solutions. Responsibilities include prompt engineering, collaborating with product owners, developing and maintaining AI-powered applications, creating data pipelines, and utilizing generative AI. The ideal candidate possesses at least 5 years of experience with generative AI and relevant qualifications. Skillsoft offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Requirements

• Have experience with generative AI and fine-tuning models (minimum of 5 years' experience and applicable degree)
• Possess the ability to design and document APIs, data models, service interactions
• Have experience with prompt engineering
• Be familiar with and able to explain testing strategies – unit, integration, system
• Be familiar with and able to explain system and API security techniques
• Be familiar with and able to explain data privacy concerns
• Be familiar with and able to explain microservices architecture
• Be familiar with and able to explain vertical vs horizontal scaling
• Be familiar with Generative AI, NLP, DNN, LLMs, auto-encoders, etc
• Understand Chain-of-thought and reflexion

Responsibilities

• Be a hands-on AI/ML software engineer applying AI to solutions in the learning space
• Perform prompt engineering and associated reliability tasks
• Work with product owners and curators to understand requirements and guide new features
• Collaborate with the team to design, develop, and maintain application systems utilizing AI
• Document designs and implementation to ensure consistency and alignment with standards
• Create documentation including system, APIs, data structures, and sequence diagrams
• Create appropriate data pipelines for AI/ML
• Analyze, curate, cleanse, and split data
• Utilize and apply generative AI within new products/features and for daily productivity
• Periodically explore new technologies and design patterns with proof-of-concept
• Participate in developing best practices and improving operational processes
• Present research and work to socialize and share knowledge across the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Be proactive, independent, and adaptable
• Be a collaborative team player
• Be customer service minded with an ownership mindset
• Possess excellent analytic and communication skills
• Have the ability and desire to coach and mentor new and more junior developers
• Have an innovative and problem-solving mindset
• Be passionate, curious, open to new ideas, and have the ability to research and learn new technologies