Software Engineer with LLM

We foster a dynamic culture rooted in strong engineering, a sense of ownership, and transparency, empowering our team. As part of the expanding VirtusLab Group, we offer a compelling environment for those seeking to make a substantial impact in the software industry within a forward-thinking organization. You will be a founding member of a new, globally distributed team dedicated to a single mission: revolutionizing internal developer experience in a big technical organization (thousands of developers) via AI-based developer tools.

Job requirements:

Software Engineer with LLM (Expert or Principal)

Details:

https://careers.virtuslab.com/job-offer/software-engineer-with-llm-expert/

https://careers.virtuslab.com/job-offer/software-engineer-with-llm-principal/

Required skills:

Java/Scala/Kotlin/Python Expert

LLMs Advanced

Communication skills Advanced

Ownership Advanced

DevOps Nice to have

MLOps Nice to have

English Advanced

What we expect in general:

• Proven polyglot programming skills with the ability to rapidly learn new languages, frameworks, and domains.
• Hands-on, practical experience building with or integrating LLMs, coding assistants, or AI agents. You should be ready to demonstrate your work or discuss your implementation experience during the interview.
• Strong, hands-on experience in at least one of the following: Scala, or another modern JVM language (e.g., Kotlin, Java 17+).
• A proactive, self-starter attitude. You take initiative, communicate clearly, and thrive in a collaborative, goal-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to effectively collaborate with team members in the US West Coast time zone.

Nice to have:

• A passion for or prior experience in building developer tools, IDE plugins, or enhancing developer workflows.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms like GCP or AWS).
• Familiarity with the MLOps or Data Engineering ecosystem, particularly on the integration and tooling side (we are not looking for model researchers or trainers)