AI Factory, an Italian spin-off of an AI Venture Builder, specialized in the development, integration, and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for enterprises, is looking for an ML/AI Engineer with at least 5 years of experience.
In this role, you will lead the development of projects for the B2B market, taking direct responsibility for:
Designing, developing, and implementing end-to-end solutions based on LLMs and RAG, up to production readiness, in collaboration with the MLOps/DevOps team;
Selecting, testing, and optimizing on-premise open-source language models (e.g. LLaMA, Mistral, etc.) to meet specific business needs of our clients;
Building and managing complex data pipelines, including data collection, annotation, cleaning, and validation of textual datasets;
Collaborating with the business team and clients to translate functional requirements into technical specifications and effective AI architectures;
Staying up to date with the latest developments in LLMs and NLP, experimenting with new techniques and approaches to ensure state-of-the-art solutions.
Requirements
At least 5 years of total experience in software development/AI roles, with 2–3 years focused on NLP, Machine Learning, and/or LLM projects;
Proven experience in designing LLM-, NLP-, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines;
Knowledge of frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex; familiarity with Transformer architectures, prompt engineering techniques, embedding search, and fine-tuning;
Experience in using and/or deploying open-source on-premise models (no external APIs) for RAG applications;
Experience in handling annotated textual datasets (e.g. classification, NER, QA), including labeling and validation activities;
Optional: knowledge and hands-on experience with ontologies and knowledge graphs (e.g. Neo4j, Apache AGE Graph DB).
Contract & Compensation
Preference for freelance collaborations (VAT registered / Partita IVA), but we also consider full-time employment contracts, depending on the candidate’s profile and mutual needs;
Compensation commensurate with experience and level of commitment, with the possibility of a customized agreement during the interview process.
Why Work With Us
We develop tailor-made AI solutions for companies in sectors such as Fintech, Fashion, Pharma, and Defence, and actively participate in innovative national and international projects and grants;
You will have access to strategic resources, experienced mentors, and an international team with interdisciplinary expertise in AI, business, and technology development;
You will work in an experimental, execution-driven environment, where we test quickly, learn from results, and build scalable, high-impact solutions.
If you are passionate about real-world applied AI and want to contribute to concrete and innovative projects, apply now. We look forward to meeting you!
Preferred Qualifications / Pre-screening Questions
How many years of work experience do you have with Fine-Tuning?
Ideal answer: 2
How many years of work experience do you have with NLP Libraries?
Ideal answer: 3
How many years of work experience do you have in model containerization (e.g. Docker) and in building APIs (e.g. FastAPI) for model serving?
Ideal answer: 3
