Jr Generative AI Engineer
Location
- Reston, VA
Company Overview
Excelacom operates globally in the consulting and technology solutions industry, focusing on Communications and Media providers. We work closely with our clients to address complex business, technology, and operational challenges through consulting and tailored telecom solutions. Our expertise includes product development, IT consulting, telecom software, managed services, strategic management, and thought leadership.
Our Culture
At Excelacom, our people are our most valuable asset. We foster a diverse, inclusive environment that encourages innovation and growth, empowering our employees to share ideas and develop transformative solutions.
Role Overview
We seek an ambitious, creative Entry-Level Generative AI Engineer passionate about shaping the future of AI. In this role, you will work with cutting-edge generative models such as Large Language Models (LLMs), text-to-image systems, and AI agents.
Responsibilities
- Assist in training, fine-tuning, and evaluating transformer-based generative models (GPT, T5, LLaMA)
- Implement prompt engineering techniques to optimize responses for specific tasks
- Build prototype applications leveraging generative AI (text generation, chatbots, document Q&A, text-to-image)
- Explore and integrate tools like LangChain, LLM orchestration frameworks, and vector databases
- Conduct benchmark testing comparing various model outputs
- Collaborate with AI research and product teams on proof-of-concepts
- Apply ethical AI practices including safety, hallucination mitigation, and bias reduction
- Participate in productization efforts and proposals for clients
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related
- 1-2 years of experience in machine learning, NLP, or AI modeling
- Understanding of transformer architectures and attention mechanisms
- Programming in Python with experience in PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Experience with generative model APIs such as OpenAI, Cohere, Hugging Face
- Familiarity with LLM pipelines, prompt tuning, evaluation metrics (BLEU, ROUGE, perplexity)
- Strong mathematical and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Telecommunications, Media, or Cable
- Internship or professional experience
- Knowledge of SQL, tokenization, embeddings, vector search (FAISS, Pinecone)
- Exposure to LLM workflows (LangChain, Semantic Kernel)
- Participation in AI competitions or open-source projects
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Health, vision, dental insurance
- Ancillary benefits
- Life and AD&D insurance
- 401(k)
- Generous paid time off
Equal Opportunity Statement
Excelacom is an Equal Opportunity Employer, valuing diversity and merit in all employment decisions.
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