Founding AI/ML Engineering Lead (LLM Specialist)

Mongabay

Remote

remote senior

Description

Mongabay seeks an AI/ML Engineering Lead with LLM expertise to design and implement an AI core for the Story Transformer initiative, focusing on translating environmental journalism. The role involves building a dual-model verification system, optimizing models for environmental terminology, and creating evaluation pipelines. The goal is to deploy a working system within six months that scales in future phases, impacting millions.

Skills Required

Large Language Models, Transformer architectures, Fine-tuning (LoRA, PEFT), Prompt engineering, Multilingual NLP, Python proficiency, API integration, Evaluation design, Production ML, Technical leadership, Responsible AI practices, AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker), Machine translation, Text-to-speech systems

Benefits

Generous paid time off (PTO) for professional development, holidays, sick time, rest and relaxation, and vacation, including a flexible work schedule. 11 holidays are observed.

Job Details
Compensation:
Not specified
Work Schedule:
remote
Seniority:
senior
Degree Required:
Not specified
Apply By:
March 18, 2026
Posted:
2026-02-01 09:38:18
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