Technical Lead for Large Language Model (LLM) and Generative AI

Technical Lead – LLM & Generative AI | Build the Core Brain of a Global AI Product

Fully remote - work from anywhere

Salary + Benefits - $200,000 + $80,000 Equity

I’m hiring for one of the strongest opportunities in the consumer AI space: a Technical Lead who wants full ownership of the architecture, behaviour, and performance of a product used by millions worldwide.

This company is scaling fast, pushing boundaries in conversational intelligence, and giving a Technical Lead the freedom to build, shape, and influence the entire LLM stack.

If you’re someone who wants to leave a genuine mark on a product rather than sit behind research papers, this is the right place.

Here, the LLM is the product and the Technical Lead defines it.

Why This Company?

This is a rare chance to join a team where engineering drives the roadmap and where a Technical Lead can genuinely own the full LLM lifecycle, from data → SFT → RLHF/DPO → deployment. You’ll work in a high‑growth environment where iteration is fast, ideas ship quickly, and the work you do directly impacts millions of users.

You’ll be joining a culture built for builders: small team, high autonomy, zero bureaucracy, and huge creative and technical freedom.

The Role

This is a hands-on leadership role designed for someone who enjoys building just as much as leading.

You’ll:

• Architect and refine the core chat loop
• Work across Python, PyTorch, vLLM, HuggingFace
• Solve deep challenges around latency, token throughput, and context handling
• Steer model alignment using SFT, RLHF, DPO
• Shape model personality, behaviour, and quality
• Mentor and guide a team of high-performing AI engineers

This role demands a builder’s mindset someone who wants to ship, iterate, improve, and take real ownership.

Ideal Background

You’re likely coming from high-scale consumer AI, conversational AI, creative or roleplay AI, or LLM infrastructure environments. You’ve tackled real problems where millions of users push your models to their limits.

Experience in the following:

LLM, Generative AI, Python, PyTorch, vLLM, Model Alignment, SFT, RLHF, DPO, Inference, High Scale, Latency, Token Throughput, Chat Models, Uncensored AI.

If you’ve shipped production LLMs and solved real-world problems, you’ll feel at home here.

What You Bring

• 8+ years engineering experience with strong LLM/GenAI focus
• Real-world experience shipping LLMs to production at scale
• Deep Python/PyTorch and alignment knowledge
• Comfort with open-ended, uncensored conversational behaviour
• A direct communication style, owner mentality, and the ability to thrive in pace and ambiguity

This position is made for someone who wants responsibility, freedom, and impact.

Let’s Talk

If you’re a Technical Lead, LLM Engineer, Generative AI specialist, or someone who wants to shape a global AI platform from the inside out, message me directly.

This is the kind of opportunity where you’ll be able to say:

“I built the core brain of the product.”

Contact: kumbirai.mafini@opusrs.com