Lead Software Engineer - Generative AI
Lead engineer on C3 AI's Generative AI team, building the infrastructure and tools that let enterprise applications use generative AI/LLMs on the C3 AI Platform. Day to day spans architecting scalable ML pipelines on heterogeneous hardware (GPUs/TPUs), full-stack web development, and mentoring — primarily in Python with some Java/JavaScript.
- Compensation
- $175K–$219K / yr
- Location
- Redwood City, California, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Ai engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- 8+ years of professional software development experience in Python
- Proven track record of design and development of full stack web solutions
- Strong hands-on experience with data structures, algorithms, profiling/optimization, DRY code, and Object-Oriented and Functional Programming
- In-depth understanding of machine learning including deep learning algorithms
- Proven track record of applying machine learning algorithms in a production system
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
- Demonstrated interest in Generative AI technology (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel, ChatGPT Plugins)
Nice to have
- Experience with Java and JavaScript
- MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- Advanced degree in computer science, math, or similar quantitative field
- Knowledge of Agile development methodology
- Experience in leading engineering teams and projects
Full description
C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced lead software engineer experienced in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and passionate about Generative AI technology and building next-generation software platforms.
As a member of C3 AI’s Generative AI team, you will be tasked with developing the infrastructure and tools to improve the state-of-the-art and enable the use of this game changing technology in our enterprise applications. You’ll collaborate with product managers, data scientists and other engineers and will be responsible for the entire software engineering lifecycle. A successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, innovative, and highly collaborative environment, and demonstrate an ability to execute precisely and quickly. The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience with putting large scale machine learning models in production and a solid understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs).
Responsibilities:
- Work across teams to architect robust software engineering solutions and frameworks with cross product impact.
- Implement and enhance engineering best practices company wide.
- Build systems and tools to enable and simplify the use of Generative AI technologies in our applications using the C3 AI Platform.
- Enable scalable end-to-end machine learning pipelines in a distributed system with heterogeneous hardware (GPUs, TPUs, etc.).
- Work with data scientists to research and implement latest approaches to efficiently train/fine-tune Generative Models.
- Work with product owners to define and lead the long-term development the C3 Generative AI Suite.
- Lead cross-team technical design discussions on application architecture, UI components, UX, back-end and third-party integration, and testing.
- Manage individual project deliverables and mentor junior team members on industry coding standards and design techniques.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields, MS preferred.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience in Python; experience with Java and JavaScript preferred.