
Lead Software Engineer
Spark Tek · Owings MIlls, MD
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Job Description
Job Requirements Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced LLM Engineer with 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years dedicated to AI/ML. You will design, develop, fine-tune, and deploy state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI applications directly within our on-premises, air-gapped enterprise infrastructure.In this role, you will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of local GenAI solutions—from self-hosted model serving and custom prompt engineering to fine-tuning open-weight models (e.g., Llama 3, Mistral, Qwen) while ensuring strict enterprise data privacy, security, and low latency.
Required Qualifications & Technical SkillsExperience
7+ years of overall software development experience, with 4+ years of hands-on experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI.
Python Mastery
Expert-level Python skills and deep familiarity with core
AI ecosystems
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face (transformers, peft, datasets, accelerate), spaCy, and Scikit-Learn.
Self-Hosted / Open-Source LLMs
Hands-on experience working with open-weight foundation models (Llama, Mistral, Gemma, DeepSeek, Qwen) and local serving engines (vLLM, Ollama, TensorRT-LLM, Triton).
On-Prem Infrastructure & Orchestration
Solid understanding of Linux, Docker/Kubernetes (OpenShift, Rancher, microK8s), local GPU orchestration, and CUDA driver configurations.
Deployments
Proven track record of deploying at least one end-to-end GenAI application in a production environment.
Education & Core Competencies
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or a related quantitative field. Strong problem-solving, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.Work Experience 7-10Years
Skills
- LLM
- Generative AI
- Prompt Engineering
- Llama
- Mistral
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Python
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Hugging Face
- Hugging Face Transformers
- spaCy
- scikit-learn
- vLLM
- Ollama
- TensorRT
- Triton
- Linux
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Rancher
- CUDA
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