Title: Sr. LLM Engineer: Gen AI

Job type: Contract

Job Mode/Location: Dallas, TX—Onsite 5 days (Local candidates for Texas only)

(1 level of internal vetting (Bar raiser or Vetsmith), 2 internal interviews and 1 customer)

About the role:

Turing is looking for people with LLM experience to join us in solving business problems for our Fortune 500 customers. You will be a key member of the Turing GenAI delivery organization and part of a GenAI project. You will be required to work with a team of other Turing engineers across different skill sets. In the past, the Turing GenAI delivery organization has implemented industry-leading multi-agent LLM systems, RAG systems, and open-source LLM deployments for major enterprises.

Required skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in building Machine Learning models & systems
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in how LLMs work & Generative AI (LLM) techniques, particularly prompt engineering, RAG, and agents.
• Experience in driving the engineering team toward a technical roadmap.
• Expert proficiency in programming skills in Python, Langchain/Langgraph, and SQL is a must.
• Understanding of Cloud services, including Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with business SMEs

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions: Lead the design, training, fine-tuning, and deployment of large language models, leveraging techniques like prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures.
• Codebase ownership: Maintain high-quality, efficient code in Python (using frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph) and SQL, focusing on reusable components, scalability, and performance best practices.
• Cloud integration: Aide in the deployment of GenAI applications on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS), optimizing resource usage, and ensuring robust CI/CD processes.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product owners, data scientists, and business SMEs to define project requirements, translate technical details, and deliver impactful AI products.
• Mentoring and guidance: Provide technical leadership and knowledge sharing to the engineering team, fostering best practices in machine learning and large language model development.
• Continuous innovation: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in LLM research and generative AI, proposing and experimenting with emerging techniques to drive ongoing improvements in model performance.