Machine Learning Engineer

Description This is a fully remote contract role for a Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) at CyberGolem LLC. The MLOps team is non-existent so the ideal applicant will share that responsibility w/ AI Solutions & Customer Success team as-needed until resources permit more narrowly defined responsibilities. Obligatory "unicorn" emojis: ⛳ 🚩 CyberGolem is a startup aspiring to achieve enterprise level bureaucracy and specialization of roles. Our commitment: leadership will never say "founder mode" unironically. As CyberGolem grows, there will be opportunities to specialize and build out dedicated teams for MLOps, deployment, and optimization. Until then, we're looking for engineers who enjoy wearing multiple hats and can help shape our technical direction. Base Salary Range $95,000 - $145,000 USD DOE Responsibilities The MLE will be responsible for developing and optimizing large language model deployments through: Model pruning and parameter quantization LLM fine-tuning Working on CI/CD pipelines for model deployment Building and monitoring inference solutions that meet client requirements Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or a related field or equivalent experience Experience using Python & C++ in production environments Experience conforming to web application security best-practices Experience with Cloud Application Development (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with version control systems (e.g. git) Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with integrating native code binaries across different language environments Experience deploying TPU / GPU acceleration (OpenCL / CUDA / ROCm) in numerical optimization frameworks Experience integrating llama.cpp or similar ML inference engines via language bindings/wrappers in one or more of: • Python (llama-cpp-python) • Rust (llama-rs) • Go (go-llama.cpp) • Ruby (ruby-llama-cpp) • Java (javacpp-presets) • Node.js (node-llama-cpp) • Lua (llama-cpp-luajit) Contract Details Position Type: Independent Contractor Payroll Management: Through Deel, Upwork, or Remote.com as Employer of Record Work Hours: Flexible within primary timezone, with some overlap required for team collaboration Equal Opportunity Statement CyberGolem LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.