AI Engineer LLM - remote
About Us
Fueled by over €3M in funding, Cephalgo's mission is to revolutionize mental health care. We are pioneers, using technology to make real differences in the lives of those we serve. We're more than just a company: we're a community driven by the passion to make mental health care accessible, understandable, and actionable.
Role Overview
We're seeking a talented Backend Engineer with strong NLP experience to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in vector databases and a passion for learning emerging AI technologies.
Core Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable backend architectures for LLM-powered applications
- Develop and optimize vector database solutions for efficient information retrieval
- Build and maintain NLP pipelines for processing and analyzing mental health-related content
- Implement and optimize retrieval-augmented generation systems using LangChain
- Create robust APIs for seamless integration between frontend and AI components
- Develop and maintain data processing pipelines for continuous model improvement
- Implement efficient caching and optimization strategies for AI model responses
- Design and implement robust RAG architectures for accurate information retrieval
- Create evaluation frameworks for RAG system performance
Technical Requirements
- Strong backend development experience with Python, Node.js
- Proven experience with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, or Milvus)
- Deep understanding of NLP concepts and practical implementation
- Experience with LangChain or similar LLM frameworks
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and distributed micorservices
- Familiarity with modern cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), containers and deployments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Strong understanding of RAG architectures and embedding techniques
- Experience with metadata filtering, hybrid search methods and evaluation metrics for RAG systems
Must-Have Qualities
- Strong learning agility and enthusiasm for emerging technologies
- Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and frameworks
- Problem-solving mindset and analytical thinking
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
- Strong collaboration skills in an agile environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with semantic search implementations or MLOps
- Knowledge of advanced RAG patterns, retrieval optimization, or reranking techniques
- Knowledge of embeddings and transformer architectures
- Familiarity with healthcare or mental health domain
- Experience with real-time data processingExperience with RAG evaluation frameworks
- Understanding of recursive retrieval and self-querying retrievers
- Familiarity with metadata-augmented retrieval strategies
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
- Flexible work environment
- Competitive compensation package with possible stock options
- Professional development support
- Chance to make a real impact in mental health care
How to Apply
If you're passionate about backend development, NLP, and continuous learning, we want to hear from you! Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining:
- Your experience with vector databases and LangChain
- Your approach to learning new technologies
- Why you're interested in mental health tech
Send your application to contact@cephalgo.com.
Join CEPHALGO and be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of AI in mental health care while continuously learning and growing together.
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