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Data Science Engineer / Los Angeles / Fully Onsite / Python / LLMs / MongoDB

Motion Recruitment · Los Angeles, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$50–$70/hrContract

About the role

Los Angeles, California
Contract
$50/hr - $70/hr
Contract duration: 6 months with possible extension

Responsibilities

  • 40% Python, Model Development, and Training
  • 25% Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, and LLM Applications
  • 20% Document AI, Embeddings & Vector DB Integration
  • 15% CI/CD, Production Deployment, Code Quality

70% Hands-on ML/GenAI Engineering

20% Team Collaboration & Feature Development

10% Technical Planning, Documentation & Code Review

Requirements

  • Advanced Python development for ML/AI workloads
  • Experience with the full ML lifecycle: model training, evaluation, fine-tuning, and labeling/tagging
  • Generative AI systems design and LLM-based application development
  • Prompt engineering for large language models
  • Building document AI pipelines: OCR/extraction, parsing, normalization, chunking
  • Embedding generation for semantic search and retrieval
  • Vector similarity search and implementation with Vector Databases
  • Integration of ML models with Vector DBs and MongoDB
  • Proven experience writing scalable, maintainable, deployment-ready ML code

Qualifications

  • CI/CD best practices and cloud deployment (Azure or AWS preferred)
  • Production-level experience with document AI, embeddings, and semantic search
  • Strong system design and code quality standards
  • Observation, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks for production ML systems
  • Cross-functional collaboration and clear technical communication

Skills

  • Advanced Python development for ML/AI workloads
  • Experience with the full ML lifecycle: model training, evaluation, fine-tuning, and labeling/tagging
  • Generative AI systems design and LLM-based application development
  • Prompt engineering for large language models
  • Building document AI pipelines: OCR/extraction, parsing, normalization, chunking
  • Embedding generation for semantic search and retrieval
  • Vector similarity search and implementation with Vector Databases
  • Integration of ML models with Vector DBs and MongoDB
  • Proven experience writing scalable, maintainable, deployment-ready ML code
  • CI/CD best practices and cloud deployment (Azure or AWS preferred)
  • Production-level experience with document AI, embeddings, and semantic search
  • Strong system design and code quality standards
  • Observation, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks for production ML systems
  • Cross-functional collaboration and clear technical communication

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
  • Vision Benefits
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
  • Paid Sick Time Leave
  • Legal and Identity Protection Plans
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
  • 529 College Saver Plan

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