Encora

Junior Applied AI Engineer (LLM Systems)

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2 days ago
Remote, Americas or Modena, ItalyEntry Level
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Responsibilities

  • Design and execute AI-agent evaluation frameworks using test datasets, LLM-as-a-Judge methodologies, human reviews, and regression testing.
  • Build, configure, and optimize AI guardrails and moderation systems for regulated financial-services and credit-product domains.
  • Develop and continuously improve prompts based on evaluation results and production trace analysis.
  • Create and maintain MCP servers and tool integrations connecting AI agents with internal data and services.
  • Support fine-tuning and evaluation of language models using domain-specific datasets.
  • Prototype and validate AI workflows using Jev and Laya models for classification, routing, and verification.
  • Monitor AI quality, latency, performance, and costs through Langfuse and implement improvements.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, and Compliance teams to deliver reliable, secure, and compliant AI solutions.

Requirements

  • 1–3+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Applied AI, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
  • Experience with LLMs and AI-powered applications.
  • Knowledge of LLM evaluation techniques, benchmark datasets, scoring frameworks, and LLM-as-a-Judge approaches.
  • Understanding of multi-turn AI-agent behavior and tool-calling workflows.
  • Experience with prompt engineering, structured outputs, and prompt optimization.
  • Familiarity with moderation, prompt-injection prevention, jailbreak mitigation, and AI guardrails.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, preferably Amazon Bedrock.
  • Experience with Langfuse or similar observability and evaluation platforms for LLM applications.
  • Strong Python programming skills.
  • Experience developing REST APIs using FastAPI or similar frameworks.
  • Knowledge of unit testing, code reviews, and Git-based development workflows.
  • Advanced written and verbal English communication skills.
  • Preferred: MCP server development, LLM fine-tuning with LoRA or full fine-tuning, Small Language Models, model distillation, deployment strategies, Jev and Laya, regulated-industry experience, and AI evaluation and production-monitoring practices.

Benefits

  • Remote work arrangement in LATAM.

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About Encora

5,001-10,000 employees

Encora provides software and digital product engineering services for technology companies and enterprises, including cloud-native development, data engineering, and QA. It operates a global delivery model and supports outsourced product development and managed engineering teams. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Encora is privately held and was acquired by Coforge; it previously raised $200 million in private equity funding in 2019.

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