AI Engineer

Who We Are

In 2021, Poatek was acquired by WillowTree, an award-winning digital product consultancy recognized as one of the fastest growing and best places to work in the United States. Now a TELUS International company, with offices across the globe, we continue to partner with the world’s leading brands, such as the FOX, Capital One, HBO, PepsiCo, Domino’s and more, to design, build, and transform their digital products and strategies. We’re looking to grow our Poatek offices in Brazil with top talent excited to collaborate with team members across the globe to deliver innovative solutions for our clients.

Location and Flexibility

This is a hybrid role. This model requires the ability to work in a hybrid mode from one of our offices in São Paulo (2 times/ week or 8 days/ month) or Porto Alegre (3 times/ week or 12 days/ month). Our WFN culture is designed to foster in-person innovation, collaboration, and connection with team members local and visiting from other global offices.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a proficient AI Engineer passionate about turning AI research into tangible, effective solutions within our long-term client projects. As an AI Engineer, you will be instrumental in applying and integrating generative AI models to enhance digital products, making AI accessible and valuable in a real-world context.

Responsibilities 

• Apply your knowledge of software engineering and AI systems to develop AI solutions that directly address and resolve business problems.
• Partner with Data Science professionals who specialize in machine learning and statistical modeling to address complex technical challenges, ensuring that the latest and most effective AI techniques are utilized.
• Take ownership of implementing and optimizing applied AI components, ensuring they meet project needs with high complexity and scale.
• Navigate and manipulate generative AI models, including large language models, to create prompts and solutions tailored to specific use cases.
• Develop and incorporate AI solutions while adhering to industry best practices, including moderation, security, and compliance standards.
• Lead the charge in designing, measuring, and evaluating AI model outputs, developing standard and custom metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Translate AI research into production-ready features, delivering robust and scalable AI components that integrate seamlessly with larger systems.
• Drive the selection and application of appropriate evaluation metrics, ensuring that AI solutions are robust, unbiased, and meet all necessary performance standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in applied AI, with a foundation in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLMs, and statistical analysis.
• Strong understanding of the trade-offs between various generative AI models and the ability to choose the right model for specific use cases.
• Experience with data embeddings and vector databases, understanding the trade-off between available options, and leveraging it to optimize data ingestion.
• Experience building and testing a major server-side platform (such as TypeScript/Express, Java/Spring, Python/Django, C#/.NET, Ruby/Rails, etc) for API development and orchestration. 
• Experience leveraging CI/CD tools such as AWS CodeDeploy, Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Hands-on experience deploying software on leading cloud platforms and utilizing AI tools like AWS Bedrock and Azure AI Services.
• Experience with performance optimization and observability platforms.
• Proficiency in conducting experiment tracking and implementing complex AI integrations with minimal oversight.
• Ability to communicate complex AI solutions and concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Skilled in creating and adjusting prompts for complex AI systems to meet diverse project requirements.
• Familiarity with testing and evaluating AI systems using state-of-the-art methods and best practices.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work alongside Data Science specialists, drawing on their expertise in AI model development and fine-tuning to deliver sophisticated AI solutions.

Why Poatek?

In addition to being part of an international and innovative consultancy company, you will have:

• Flexible hours and autonomy
• Work with cutting edge technologies
• Partner with global and relevant brands in the market
• Collaborative team and learning ecosystem
• Career development plan & growth
• Internacional travel opportunities (optional)

Some of our benefits: 

• Health and dental plan
• Life insurance
• Monthly voucher for meals, culture, education, health and mobility
• Child care assistance and more!

Equality is a principle here at Poatek. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Therefore we provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.

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