Senior AI/ML Engineer

Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world's largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. As of 2023, Velir acquired Brooklyn Data Company, a premier data and analytics consultancy focused on leadership, process improvement, implementation, and advanced analytics.

At Velir, we believe people are our greatest asset. Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and continued improvement. We strive for excellence in everything we do, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth. Our success is driven by a shared passion for making a positive impact on our customers, our communities and each other. We are a remote first company that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Overview

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Senior AI/ML Engineers are senior individual contributors who design, build, and deploy production-grade AI/ML systems for both client-facing and internal products. They partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable ML and LLM-based solutions.

This role does not typically include direct reports but requires strong technical leadership, mentorship, and influence across teams.

This role is open to US based applicants only.

### Responsibilities

AI/ML System Design & Leadership

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable ML systems, including supervised, unsupervised, and LLM-based solutions
• Translate research and prototypes into production-ready systems
• Partner with stakeholders to identify high-impact AI/ML opportunities and define optimal technical approaches
• Provide technical mentorship and contribute to team upskilling

LLM & Production AI Systems

• Build and operate LLM pipelines, including prompt design, fine-tuning, and evaluation
• Develop RAG-based systems using embeddings, vector stores, and retrieval strategies
• Design evaluation frameworks, feedback loops, and datasets to contin...