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SalaryMachine Learning Engineer - Job Description
Who We Are
Kudu Dynamics is a 100% employee-owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in
computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced
capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and
shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions -
across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to
anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.
Kudu Dynamics is a 100% employee-owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in
computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced
capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and
shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions -
across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to
anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.
Job Description:
Our Large Language Models (LLM) team is currently exploring the use of Generative AI to develop production software components for use by our customers. Our solutions embrace the bleeding-edge, state-of-the-art Machine Learning models and techniques to add measurable value to government agencies, commercial organizations, and academic institutions worldwide.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Python and C/C++
- Experience in Machine Learning workflows including model selection, architecting, training, validation, testing, and deployment
- Experience using and fine-tuning large language and generative AI models
- Experience with modern software development processes
- Experience using CICD pipelines to automate the software build process
- Ability to obtain a Security Clearance
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with other engineers and researchers on projects using Large Language Models to generate code
- Evaluate and select appropriate AI tools and Machine Learning models for tasks, as well as building and training working versions of those models using Python and other open-source technologies
- Engineer LLM prompts, validate generated code for correctness, and compare results to other models
- Perform rapid prototyping and enhanced development to be integrated into customer systems.
- Perform troubleshooting, bug fixes, and maintenance of existing and new code to ensure stability and robustness.
Benefits We Provide:
- Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
- A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that’s your style.
- Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
- In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool. We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
- Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment. Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.
Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
