Titlesby GlyphLLM Engineer job title trend since Apr 2011
Engineering · Established · in 0.05% of HN hiring posts · 7 open roles at 5 companies · median $142k
An engineer focused on building with, fine-tuning or serving large language models.
Why it exists
Written from the sources below
In 2023 building on large language models brought its own production problems: prompts as code, cost and latency, evaluation and serving. Chip Huyen's April 2023 essay described them, and 'LLM engineer' and 'GenAI engineer' appeared as titles before 'AI engineer' became the more common name.
- EssayBuilding LLM applications for productionChip Huyen, Apr 2023 · backs: the production problems of building on LLMs
Where it is posted
Sectors
No open postings yet.
Cities
- Washington1
- Toronto, Canada1
- New York1
Countries and remote
- United States4
- Canada3
Posted pay
Median $142k from 1 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Pay by level and city on SalariesWho is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CensysA company hiring most for Solutions Engineer and LLM Engineer. | 2 | |
| 2 | G2i/ICAA company hiring most for AI Engineer and Full Stack Engineer. | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 |
Open roles
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleared GenAI Engineer | Washington, DC | $99k to $185k | |
| Senior LLM Engineer, R&D | New York, NY | Not stated | |
| AI Engineer / LLM Engineer - Talent PoolG2i/ICARemote | G2i/ICA | Remote | Not stated |
| Senior AI/LLM EngineerCensysRemote (US/Canada) | Censys | Remote (US/Canada) | Not stated |
| Full Stack LLM Engineer | Toronto, CAN | Not stated | |
| AI Engineer / LLM Engineer - G2i Talent PoolG2i/ICARemote | G2i/ICA | Remote | Not stated |
| Senior AI/LLM EngineerCensysRemote (US/Canada) | Censys | Remote (US/Canada) | Not stated |
Lineage
ML engineering focused on large language models · from how the titles are used
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
22 posts since Apr 2011Related titles
About this title
An engineer focused on building with, fine-tuning or serving large language models.
Also counted: GenAI engineer, generative AI engineer
Flyx AI | Lead LLM Engineer / Product Design / Devops | Full-Time | Remote (US/Canada) Flyx AI (...
Median posted salary $142k from 1 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.