Senior AI Engineer

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Senior AI Engineer for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in Ukraine. Our client is a middle-market private equity firm that gathers information and reports to enhance environmental and social impacts on the customer’s business. 

Tech Stack:

• Languages: Python, TypeScript

• AI Frameworks: LangChain/LangGraph, Pydantic AI, MosaicAI

• Models: Azure OpenAI (GPT-4o, o1), Open Source LLMs (Llama 3, Mistral)

• Infrastructure: Azure AI Search, Azure Container Apps, Vector Databases like Databrics Vector Search

Requirements

• Professional Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in software development or Data Science.

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or a related natural science field.

• Python Expertise: At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Python, writing clean, maintainable, and production-ready code.

• Strong GenAI Engineering: Hands-on experience building production RAG systems. You understand the nuances of chunking strategies, hybrid search (dense + sparse), re-ranking, and context management.

• Agentic Workflow Experience: You have experience building systems where LLMs use tools, maintain state, and execute multi-step plans. You are familiar with the challenges of loops, recursion, and hallucination mitigation.

• Strong Software Engineering Foundation: You are a software engineer first. You understand distributed systems, API design (FastAPI), and cloud architecture.

• Strategic Thinking: You can balance the "bleeding edge" with "boring technology" to deliver pragmatic business value. You understand the trade-offs between cost, speed, and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Platform Engineering: Build and enhance scalable, reusable AI services (e.g., the "Adaptive RAG Engine," "Text-to-SQL Service," and "Agentic Runtime") that product teams can easily integrate.

• Technical Contribution: Collaborate with principal engineers and architects. Participate in code reviews, write robust tests, and help drive the adoption of engineering best practices (CI/CD for AI, evaluation).

• Agentic Innovation: Develop and implement multi-agent systems capable of complex reasoning, planning, tool use, and self-correction (using frameworks like LangGraph or Semantic Kernel).

• Production Readiness: Help move prototypes to production with a focus on latency, cost optimization, and reliability. Implement robust evaluation pipelines (LLM-as-a-Judge) to measure quality and prevent regression.

• Collaboration & Enablement: Partner with product teams to implement their AI roadmaps. Translate business requirements into concrete technical implementations.

We offer

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.

• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.

• Regular performance appraisals to support your growth.

• Flexibility in workspace, either remote or in one of our development offices.

• Comprehensive medical insurance, including dental and massages.

• Personalized learning program tailored to your interests and skill development.

• Sport reimbursement program for onsite and online activities.

• Bonuses for recommendations of new employees.

• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.

• 20 vacation days, 10 national holidays and 5 sick leaves.

• Maternity leave policy and family days off.

• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.

• Welcome and anniversary presents, gifts for children, and more.

• Regular corporate events and meetups.

• Awesome team, friendly and supportive community!