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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Data Scientist GenAI - **Company:** Select Minds LLC - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Encodings, Computational Linguistics, Information Retrieval, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Tensorflow, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Ingestion, Pytorch, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Information Technology, HuggingFace, Machine Learning Operations, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Sr-Data-Scientist-GenAI-Select-Minds-LLC-233388946231095/ ## About the Role + 10+ years of experience in data science / ML, with substantial work in NLP, LLMs, or Generative AI. + Deep hands-on experience in Python, using frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace etc. + Proven track record building transformer/NLP / LLM models; experience with fine-tuning, prompt engineering. + Solid experience with information retrieval / search: keyword + semantic search, embeddings, vector databases. + Experience working in production / deploying models (batch and streaming), working with MLOps practices. + Strong algorithmic / statistical / mathematical fundamentals. Ability to reason about model behaviour, bias, uncertainty. + Good communicator: able to translate complex technical detail to business / non-technical stakeholders. Nice to Have: + Master's in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Statistics, Machine Learning or related field. + Experience with multimodal models (vision + text) or emerging LLMs and agent-based systems. + Experience with open source LLMs & toolkits; familiarity with LangChain or similar frameworks. + Prior experience in regulated environments (finance, risk, legal, compliance) with strong governance, privacy requirements. ## Description Sr Data Scientist (NLP / LLM / Generative AI) Location: Dallas, TX Roles & Responsibilities : + Design, build, fine-tune, and deploy LLMs, transformer-based NLP models, and GenAI solutions for both batch and real-time/streaming contexts. + Own all major components of ML pipelines: data ingestion, cleaning, pre-processing (structured & unstructured), embedding, search & retrieval, prompt engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). + Collaborate closely with ML Engineers, MLOps, software engineering, product, compliance, legal etc., to move models from prototype to production-ensuring reliability, scalability, monitoring, and maintainability. + Define and implement evaluation frameworks: accuracy, bias, fairness, hallucination, consistency, latency; run UAT, stress-tests, drift detection. + Optimize models and pipelines for performance, cost, and efficiency. + Ensure best practices in model development: version control, repeatability, documentation, governance, and ethical AI use. + Mentor more junior data scientists; help build team skills in NLP, GenAI practices, prompt engineering, fine-tuning. + Identify new use cases; prototype innovations in GenAI/NLP; keep up with latest research and open source developments, decide what to adopt. ## Related Videos - [Harry Potter and the Elastic Semantic Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/860-harry-potter-and-the-elastic-semantic-search) - [Machine learning in the browser with TensorFlowjs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/155-machine-learning-in-the-browser-with-tensorflowjs) - [A Brief History of Data Storage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/974-a-brief-history-of-data-storage) - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. 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