Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Turing as a Senior Staff Software Engineer and lead the development of LLM products. You will play a key role in shaping the technical vision and architecture for large-scale initiatives, owning end-to-end delivery of complex projects. This position requires expertise in scalable system design, LLM technologies, and various programming languages and frameworks. You will mentor senior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and innovate in data generation. Turing offers a competitive compensation package, flexible working hours, and a full-time remote opportunity. The company fosters a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Prototyping Expertise: Comfortable building MVPs rapidly and iterating with user feedback to refine solutions
• Languages: Expert proficiency in TypeScript and Python
• Frameworks: Deep experience with React and back-end frameworks like Node.js (e.g., Nest.js)
• Databases: Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Proficient in prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Skilled in Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)
• Scalable System Design: Proven ability to build robust, scalable, secure systems optimized for performance

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own end-to-end delivery of large, complex projects, including technical design, implementation, and production rollout
• Define Technical Vision: Establish scalable system architectures and frameworks for AI tooling and data collection pipelines
• Lead by Example: Act as a technical leader, setting high standards for code quality, scalability, and security while fostering a culture of excellence
• Mentor and Develop Talent: Guide and support engineers at all levels, enabling them to grow technically and contribute effectively to the team’s goals
• Innovate in Data Generation: Design advanced human and synthetic data generation pipelines to meet cutting-edge industry needs
• Understand Frontier Model Needs: Align data tooling solutions with the requirements of state-of-the-art models, including training, evaluation, and deployment
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Engage with product users, cross-functional teams, and leadership to gather feedback, prioritize features, and iterate rapidly

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in delivering large-scale, high-impact engineering projects (e.g., as a principal engineer or similar role)
• Extensive experience in cross-functional collaboration, particularly with product, research, and operations teams
• Expertise in fine-tuning and deploying large language models (LLMs), linking model behavior to data quality
• Strong ability to navigate the balance between rapid iteration and robust systems design

Benefits

• Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
• Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours
• Full-time remote opportunity