Software Developer/Engineer

Thronus Group LLC
Philadelphia, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Philadelphia, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Audit Trail
C++
Python
Open Source Technology
Performance Tuning
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Generative AI
HuggingFace
Docker

Job description

The Software Developer/Engineer role will be building and deploying enterprise AI solutions using open-source LLMs, Python, and RAG pipelines with vector databases. The position emphasizes hands-on development, performance optimization, and secure, on-prem or air-gapped deployments, with key deliverables including a working prototype, architecture guidance, and knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Requirements

  • On-Prem LLM & Vector DB Implementation

  • Hands-on experience deploying open-source LLMs such as Meta Llama 3 and Mistral / Mixtral in on-prem or private environments

  • Strong proficiency in Python for LLM inference, prompt engineering, and integration

  • Experience with CPU-based inference, model quantization, and performance tuning

  • Vector Databases & RAG

  • Practical experience with open-source vector databases such as Qdrant, Chroma, Milvus, or pgvector

  • Proven implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines

  • Experience generating and managing embeddings and metadata filtering

  • Security & Governance

  • Understanding of data privacy, air-gapped deployments, and enterprise security requirements

  • Experience implementing access controls and audit logging

Preferred Experience:

  • Experience with LangChain or LlamaIndex
  • Exposure to Rust, Go, or C++ for high-performance services
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for on-prem deployments
  • Knowledge of inference frameworks (e.g., vLLM, llama.cpp, Hugging Face Transformers)
  • Prior work in regulated or enterprise environments

Deliverables:

  • Reference architecture and deployment guidance
  • Working prototype (LLM + vector DB + RAG)
  • Documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams

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