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Founding ML Engineer (Spectrum)

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17 days ago
Limassol, Cyprus +6 moreStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and build ML/LLM solutions for data ingestion, knowledge extraction, retrieval, reasoning, and data alignment.
  • Create datasets, metrics, and pipelines that drive measurable system improvements.
  • Architect and improve agents using prompt engineering, model selection, and inference optimization.
  • Establish MLOps practices for orchestration, observability, and experiment tracking.
  • Collaborate with the engineering team on system design and with JetBrains Research on the research agenda.
  • Define hiring criteria, grow the ML team, and shape its culture.

Requirements

  • Proven track record as an ML/AI Lead.
  • At least five years of experience in ML/AI systems, including at least two years focused on LLMs and generative AI.
  • Deep understanding of LLM ecosystems, model architectures, and fine-tuning approaches.
  • Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, LLM pipeline design, evaluation, agentic frameworks, vector databases, RAG patterns, and deployment of LLM-powered applications.
  • Strong Python skills; Kotlin knowledge is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills and proficiency in written and verbal English.
  • Preferred experience includes ontologies, knowledge graphs, graph-based reasoning, early-stage startups, product-led AI, code analysis, developer tools, software engineering research, multi-agent systems, open-source contributions, or relevant publications.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and JetBrains benefits.
  • Generous runway and corporate resources with startup autonomy.
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