AI Lead Language Model Engineer

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

We are looking for an experienced and innovative leader to fill the position of AI Language Model Engineer Manager within our AI Center of Excellence group based in Houston, TX. The leader will manage of team of AI Language Model Engineers.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Design the right machine learning model architecture and model type

• Lead and coach a team of AI Language Model Engineers with a highly engaging leadership style that positively influences their performance, productivity, and development.
• Lead the design of workflows for language model deployment.
• Choose the right language model for a particular application.
• Perform prompt engineering, pre-processing, and post-processing to optimize the output for suitability.
• Work with domain experts to assess model quality.
• Perform fine-tuning when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering or related field required
• Master's degree is highly preferred
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in language models and prompt engineering.
• Strong Python or R programming skills required
• Knowledge of Linux environment required
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft products (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI).

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Certified in Amazon Web services (AWS) cloud provider is highly preferred.
• Ideally possesses AWS GenAI badges

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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