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AI Engineer - Sr Lead Software Engineer
Job Description
SDLC/TLM
toolchain. Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience Strong Python engineering skills; experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow Expertise working with Vector storage systems and designing memory for Agents Expertise developing long running agents that run autonomously using tools, skills and human in the loop Proven experience deploying LLM-backed services to production (APIs, microservices) Deep MLOps experience, including CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, and model governance Cloud-native AI deployment experience (AWS or Azure), with cost and performance optimization Demonstrated commitment to responsible AI practices and operational excellence Strong communication and collaboration skills, working across product, risk, legal, and compliance teams Demonstrated experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) across teams, including setting standards for human-in-the-loop validation, auditability/traceability of changes, and secure handling of sensitive data. Strong understanding of responsible AI use and control expectations in engineering workflows, including security/resiliency implications, data sensitivity, and risk-based governance; ability to influence senior technical leaders on safe scaling patterns and reuse.Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
Experience with fine-tuning, adapters, or custom evaluation frameworks. Background operating AI systems in regulated environments (finance, healthcare, etc.). Experience with prompt engineering and LLM orchestration. Knowledge of safety filters, audit logging, and explainability in production systems. Experience mentoring senior engineers and leading architecture discussions. Demonstrated ability to influence technical roadmaps and priorities.Career Insights for Natural Language Processing Engineer
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What they do
A Natural Language Processing Engineer specializes in developing and implementing algorithms and models tailored for understanding, processing, and generating natural language text. They utilize methodologies such as tokenization, parsing, named entity recognition, part-of-speech tagging, and other NLP techniques to perform tasks including text classification, chatbot development, and other applications where the primary input or output is natural language text.
$122,055 / year median in Delaware