Sr. AI/ML Engineer (Backend)

Key Skills

Python Programming, AWS, Aartificial intelligence, Machine learning techniques, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, RESTful, Github, Large Language Models - LLMs

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Sr. AI/ML Engineer who is eager to build the backend infrastructure necessary to deliver generative AI based products and who cares about impact, ownership, cross-functional projects, and mentorship.

This role can be carried out from our Burlingame, CA headquarters, hybrid, or fully remote/virtually. Remote candidates must be physically located within the United States.

Lyra is for you if you:

• Want to work with brilliant people solving hard problems
• Have a passion for social impact and helping people when they are most vulnerable
• Like to collaborate across teams with engineers, data scientists, and product managers

Responsibilities

• Be part of a team working on building generative AI powered solutions
• Create the necessary backend infrastructure to enable scalable, resilient and highly performant solutions
• Deploy and manage various applications in our Kubernetes clusters
• Deploy and manage various databases and document stores for AI enabled solutions
• Work with stakeholders on requirements and solutions for AI/ML backend infrastructure
• And of course, you will be coding every day!

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience delivering production ready AI/ML products
• Ability to write high-quality code in Python
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Experience working with Docker and deploying applications to Kubernetes
• Experience with relational and low-latency databases
• Experience working with Celery
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally in Github Actions
• A desire to learn new technologies quickly
• A love of building systems from scratch
• A track record of making quality vs. deadline tradeoffs in fast-paced environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to generate consensus and buy-in within the team
• Organizational skills and the ability to simplify complex problems and prioritize what matters most for the sake of the team and the business

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) based solutions
• Experience setting up and maintaining vector databases
• Experience evaluating context specific LLM responses
• Experience working with tools such as Haystack or Langchain
• Experience building solutions on cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
• Experience working with highly sensitive data in a healthcare environment

$142,000 - $196,000 a year

As a full-time Sr. AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000 - $196,000. The base range is determined by role and level, and placement within the range will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Annual salary is only one part of an employee’s total compensation package at Lyra. We also offer generous benefits that include:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
• Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
• Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
• Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 401K retirement benefits
• Monthly tech allowance

We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, regular community celebration…and more!

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