| AI/ML Engineer vacancy at Flexcompute - Remote (EU Timezone) |
AI/ML Engineer (LLM & Semantic Search) – Flexcompute (Remote)
Flexcompute is transforming how the world designs electromagnetic and photonic systems. Our flagship platform, Tidy3D, is the industry's fastest GPU-native solver, used by leaders in semiconductors, AR/VR, and quantum computing. Founded by pioneers from Stanford and MIT, we are a fast-growing startup disrupting the engineering simulation industry.
Role Overview
Location: Remote (EU timezone preferred)
Type: Full-time
We are seeking an AI/ML Engineer to build and scale our AI-powered simulation assistant. You will own the full stack, from embedding pipelines to production inference, working closely with physicists to ensure scientific accuracy.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain LLM-based agentic systems for physics simulation.
Build semantic search and retrieval pipelines for technical documentation.
Develop embedding pipelines (chunking, vector stores, and evaluation).
Deploy containerized ML services on AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3).
Integrate AI capabilities into IDEs (VS Code, Cursor) via MCP.
Optimize LLM inference costs, latency, and quality.
Requirements
M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, ML, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
2+ years building production AI/ML systems.
Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and prompt engineering.
Expertise in Python and vector databases (Weaviate, Chroma, or pgvector).
Working knowledge of TypeScript.
Preferred Skills
Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Pydantic AI.
Familiarity with Docker and AWS production environments.
Background in scientific/technical domains (physics or engineering).
Benefits
Competitive compensation + Equity.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) contribution & Gym allowance.
A collaborative environment with world-class engineers.
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