11 hours ago
Remote, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Build and improve ML systems for product classification, document understanding, data quality checks, and retrieval.
- Fine-tune, test, and deploy transformer and small language models.
- Build AI agents for multi-step reasoning and connect them to tools and data through MCP.
- Write backend services, APIs, and pipelines that bring models into production.
- Develop evaluations for model accuracy, speed, reliability, and failure analysis.
- Add GenAI features including chat, retrieval, and explanations of results to the product.
- Maintain production readiness through testing, monitoring, documentation, and support.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and domain experts to turn ambiguous needs into working solutions.
Requirements
- Experience delivering production-ready ML improvements for AI-powered workflows.
- Experience improving model quality, latency, reliability, or user experience in production ML systems.
- Experience building or enhancing evaluation pipelines for measuring and improving model performance.
- Experience integrating ML capabilities into backend services, APIs, or user-facing workflows.
- Experience contributing to data quality or input validation capabilities that improve downstream model performance.
- Demonstrated ownership of well-scoped technical workstreams with guidance from senior engineers.
- Strong implementation, testing, documentation, and production-support skills.
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement.
- Compensation package with paid time off and paid parental leave.
- Many employees are eligible for bonuses.
- Benefits generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance, varying by location.
- Employee resource groups and an inclusive culture supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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About Avalara
Avalara builds cloud software that automates tax calculation, returns filing, exemption certificate management, and cross-border compliance for businesses, with deep integrations into e-commerce and ERP platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, it is privately held and owned by Vista Equity Partners. The company sells SaaS subscriptions and managed filing services to help organizations comply with U.S. sales tax and international VAT/GST requirements.