AI/LLM Developer/Engineer

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Temporary

💰 $26 - $34 per Hour

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ January 9th, 2026

Langchain LLAMA Python

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an AI/LLM Developer/Engineer. The role involves designing, fine-tuning, and evaluating large language models for domain-specific applications and developing intelligent applications and scalable infrastructure for healthcare improvement using LLMs and clinical data.

Highlights

Design and fine-tune large language models using techniques like transfer learning, LoRA, and RLHF.
Build AI-driven applications such as chatbots, clinical decision tools, and document analyzers using LangChain, LlamaIndex, and semantic search.
Develop scalable LLM pipelines including data ingestion, preprocessing, GPU/TPU model serving, and performance monitoring.
Integrate commercial and open-source LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Claude, Mistral, LLaMA) via APIs or local deployment into health systems.
Implement advanced prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures with vector databases like Pinecone, FAISS, and Weaviate.
Evaluate LLM performance through automated and human-in-the-loop methods focusing on accuracy, safety, and user satisfaction.
Collaborate with data scientists, UX designers, and domain experts to ensure system usability and alignment with healthcare needs.
Monitor and optimize system metrics including latency, throughput, token usage, and cost-effectiveness.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields, plus expertise in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, and LangChain.
Compensation ranges from $26.04 to $33.85 per hour for a full-time temporary appointment lasting up to 11 months.